Mel Sheppard
American olympic athlete
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Melvin Whinfield "Peerless Mel" Sheppard was an American athlete, member of the Irish American Athletic Club, and winner of four gold medals and one silver medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics. Along with Henry Taylor of the... Wikipedia
Born: September 5, 1883, Almonesson, Deptford, NJ
Died: January 4, 1942 (age 58 years), Bayside, New York, NY