George Baird
Olympic athlete
George Hetzel Baird was an American sprint runner who won a gold medal in 4 × 400 m relay at the 1928 Summer Olympics, breaking the world record in the process. A week later he helped to set another world record, at 3:13.4 in the 4×440 yard relay... Wikipedia
Born: March 5, 1907, Grand Island, NE
Died: September 4, 2004 (age 97 years), Rhinebeck Village, Rhinebeck, NY
Teammates: Fred Alderman, Ray Barbuti, and Emerson Spencer