Feg Murray
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Frederic Seymour Murray (May 15, 1894 – July 16, 1973), known as Fred Murray or Feg Murray, was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 110 meter hurdles. He won a bronze medal in the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1]
After his athletic career ended, Murray became a well-known artist, writer, and cartoonist. He drew a daily comic strip called "Seein' Stars" from 1933 until 1941. A Sunday-only version continued until 1951.[2][3]
Murray was also the host of the radio show The Baker's Broadcast in its final year in 1938.
Biography
Murray was born in San Francisco, California in 1894, the second of five children born to classical scholar and Quaker Augustus Taber Murray.[4] His older brother was chemist and tennis champion Robert Lindley Murray.
Feg Murray competed for the United States in the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium in the 110 meter hurdles where he won the bronze medal. He had been captain of the track team at Stanford University in 1916. He was the 1915 U.S. National Champion in the 120 yard high hurdles[5] and the 1915 and 1916 National Champion in the 220 yard low hurdles.[6]
In 1917, during World War I, Murray went to France as part of the Friends' Ambulance Unit of the Red Cross. In April 1918, he enlisted in the American Expeditionary Forces, where he served in the trenches.[4]
After the war, Murray returned to Stanford, where he became head coach of the track team for a year. After studying at the Art Students League of New York, Murray began drawing sports-related cartoons for The Sun and United Media, which syndicated his work. He returned to California in 1934, and worked for the Los Angeles Times as a sports columnist and cartoonist. He also drew the daily cartoon "Seein' Stars", syndicated by King Features Syndicate, in which Murray drew Hollywood celebrities accompanied by brief anecdotes.[4]
Murray died in Carmel, California at the age of 79.
Personal life
Murray got his A.B. in graphics arts from Stanford University in 1916. He married Dorothy Hanna in 1920.
References
- ^ "Feg Murray". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Ask the Archivist: Seein' Stars". Comic Kingdom. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "Guide to the Feg Murray Papers". Online Archive of California.
- ^ a b c Ohnsorg, Roger (3 Feb 2011). Robert Lindley Murray: the Reluctant U.S. Tennis Champion. Trafford Publishing. p. 113. ISBN 9781426945137. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions: Men's 110 m Hurdles". USATF.org. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
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- ^ "USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions: Men's 200 m Hurdles". USATF.org. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
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External links
- Frederick Murray at DatabaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived October 7, 2010)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fred Murray (full name: Frederic Seymour "Fred" Murray)". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- Official film of 1920 Olympics 110 hurdles on YouTube
- Lambiek Comiclopedia article about Feg Murray.
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New York Athletic Club
- 1876: George Hitchcock
- 1877–78: Edwards Ficken
NAAAA
- 1879: Edward Haigh
- 1880: H.H. Moritz
- 1881–82: James Tivey (GBR)
- 1883–84: Silas Safford
- 1885–87: Alexander Jordan
- 1888Note 1: Al Copland
Amateur Athletic Union
- 1888Note 1: Alexander Jordan
- 1889: George Schwegler
- 1890: Fred Ducharme
- 1891: Al Copland
- 1892–93: Fred Puffer
- 1894–95: Stephen Chase
- 1896: William Rogers
- 1897: John Thompson
- 1898–99: Alvin Kraenzlein
- 1900: Ralph Hutchinson
- 1901: Walter Fishleigh
- 1902: R.H. Hadfield
- 1903: Frederick Schule
- 1904: Frank Castleman
- 1905: Hugo Friend
- 1906: William Armstrong
- 1907: Forrest Smithson
- 1908: Arthur Shaw
- 1909: Forrest Smithson
- 1910: John Case
- 1911: Arthur Shaw
- 1912: John Nicholson
- 1913: Fred Kelly
- 1914: Harry Goelitz
- 1915: Feg Murray
- 1916: Robert Simpson
- 1917: Harold Barron
- 1918: Earl Thomson (CAN)
- 1919: Robert Simpson
- 1920: Harold Barron
- 1921–22: Earl Thomson (CAN)
- 1923: Karl Anderson
- 1924: Ivan Riley
- 1925: George Guthrie
- 1926: Leighton Dye
- 1927: Chuck Werner
- 1928–30: Steve Anderson
- 1931: Percy Beard
- 1932: Jack Keller
- 1933: John Morriss
- 1934–35: Percy Beard
- 1936: Forrest Towns
- 1937: Allen Tolmich
- 1938: Fred Wolcott
- 1939: Joe Batiste
- 1940–41: Fred Wolcott
- 1942–43: Bill Cummins
- 1944: Owen Cassidy
- 1945: Charles Morgan
- 1946–47: Harrison Dillard
- 1948: William Porter
- 1949: Craig Dixon
- 1950–51: Dick Attlesey
- 1952: Harrison Dillard
- 1953–54: Jack Davis
- 1955: Milt Campbell
- 1956–57: Lee Calhoun
- 1958: Hayes Jones
- 1959: Lee Calhoun
- 1960–61: Hayes Jones
- 1962: Jerry Tarr
- 1963–64: Hayes Jones
- 1965–67: Willie Davenport
- 1968: Earl McCullouch
- 1969: Willie Davenport & Leon Coleman
- 1970: Thomas Hill
- 1971–72: Rod Milburn
- 1973: Thomas Hill
- 1974: Charles Foster
- 1975: Jerry Wilson
- 1976: Thomas Hill
- 1977: James Owens & Charles Foster
- 1978–79: Renaldo Nehemiah
The Athletics Congress
- 1980: Renaldo Nehemiah
- 1981: Greg Foster
- 1982: Willie Gault
- 1983: Greg Foster
- 1984: Tonie Campbell
- 1985: Roger Kingdom
- 1986–87: Greg Foster
- 1988–90: Roger Kingdom
- 1991: Greg Foster
- 1992: Jack Pierce
USA Track & Field
- 1993: Jack Pierce
- 1994: Mark Crear
- 1995: Roger Kingdom
- 1996–97: Allen Johnson
- 1998: Reggie Torian
- 1999: Mark Crear
- 2000–03: Allen Johnson
- 2004: Terrence Trammell
- 2005: Allen Johnson
- 2006: Dominique Arnold
- 2007: Terrence Trammell
- 2008: David Oliver
- 2009: David Payne
- 2010–11: David Oliver
- 2012: Aries Merritt
- 2013: Ryan Wilson
- 2014: Devon Allen
- 2015: David Oliver
- 2016: Devon Allen
- 2017: Aleec Harris
- 2018: Devon Allen
- 2019: Daniel Roberts
- 20212020 OT: Grant Holloway
- 2022-23: Daniel Roberts
- Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
- 120 yd hurdles 1876–1927, 1929–31, 1953–55, 1957–58, 1961–63, 1965–67 and 1969–71; 110 m hurdles otherwise.
- First place was shared in 1969 and 1977.
- The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
- 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.