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• Fuchs, James   b. December 6, 1927  d. October 8, 2010
  Athletic Pioneer. His invention of a new shot-putting technique, the "sideways glide", enabled him to set the world record four times. Raised in Chicago, he was a stand-out football player at Hyde Park High School; moving on to Yale University, he again played football, though leg injuries incurred in track limited his performance. Eventually relegated to the shot put and discus, he was unable to use the then-standard technique and was thus forced to develop his own; his sideways glide not only...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
  Christ Church Cemetery, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
   

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