Homer Baker (June 8, 1893 - November 25, 1977) was an American, middle-distance track and field athlete. He became US national half-mile champion in 1913 and 1914. He toured Europe during 1914 and won the British 880-yard crown from the famed Albert Hill. Baker had poor eyesight and withdrew from running for 18 months after a 1917 accident in the New York subway. He did the 880 yards (half-mile) in 1,56,4 and 660 yards in 1,20,4 (world record holding up for 26 years). In 1923 he was appointed physical director in the Panama Canal Zone.
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8 June 1893 Buffalo, Erie County,N.Y. Birth certificate
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Died |
25 March 1977 (aged 83)
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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