George H. Baird

(1907-2004) born in Grand Island. Educator and athlete, sprinter at University of Iowa, earned gold medal as member of 1600-meter relay team in 1928 Olympics, then in world record time; handled business matters for older brother Bil’s marionette troupe, adjunct professor of education at New York University. Consult Bill Mallon and Ian Buchanan, Quest For Gold: The Encyclopedia of American Olympians (Leisure Press, 1984) 270 and Legacy, Official Newsletter of the U.S. Olympics, Vol 7 (Summer 1999) pp. 1-2 and Grand Island /NE/ Independent, August 22, 2004, pp. B-1, B-4 and September 8, 2004 obituary, pp. B-1, B-3, B-5.

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