[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 71 (Thursday, June 4, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1027-E1028]
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                          GLENN ``JEEP'' DAVIS

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                         HON. THOMAS C. SAWYER

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 4, 1998

  Mr. SAWYER. Mr. Speaker, on Sunday, June 7, 1998, one of Barberton, 
Ohio's favorite sons will be honored. A statue of Glenn ``Jeep'' Davis 
will be unveiled as part of a community-wide celebration of an 
extraordinary athlete, teacher, and example for us all.
  If there is an award in amateur athletics, Glenn ``Jeep'' Davis has 
probably won it. If there's a hall of fame, he's probably in it.
  Jeep won three Olympic Gold Medals. He took the Olympic Gold in 1956 
in the 440y Intermediate Hurdles. His Gold Medal win was no surprise. 
Earlier in the year during the Olympic trials, Jeep became the first 
man to break the 50-second barrier in that event. In 1960, he doubled 
his Gold Medal accomplishment. That year, he defended his Olympic title 
with a second Gold Medal in the 440y Intermediate Hurdles and went on 
to win another Gold Medal in the 4x400 Relay.

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  Jeep set eight World Records and won a NCAA title in addition to the 
Olympic gold. He also played two years in the National Football League 
for the Detroit Lions even though he had never played college football.
  Perhaps his most fitting tribute was in 1958 when Jeep won the 
prestigious James E. Sullivan Award. That award has been presented 
annually since 1930 by the U.S. Amateur Athletic Union recognizing our 
nation's most outstanding amateur athlete. But the award is about more 
than athletic performance. The Sullivan Award is given to the athlete 
who, ``By his * * * performance, example and influence as an amateur, 
has done the most during the year to advance the cause of 
sportsmanship.''
  No finer tribute could be given, and no one has been more deserving 
of it, than Glenn ``Jeep'' Davis.
  Glenn ``Jeep'' Davis' remarkable career began in Barberton, Ohio 
where he single-handedly won Barberton High School the 1954 Ohio state 
high school title in track and field. Best of all, Jeep returned to 
Barberton where he continued his distinguished career as a coach, a 
teacher, and a mentor. Today, with hurdles far behind, he remains an 
inspiration to the people of Barberton and to everyone who remembers 
his outstanding athletic achievements.

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