[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 67 (Wednesday, April 17, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H2458]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    HIGHLIGHTING EXCEPTIONAL ATHLETICISM OF ELLISON ``TARZAN'' BROWN

  (Mr. MAGAZINER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MAGAZINER. Mr. Speaker, this week, nearly 30,000 runners from 118 
countries and all 50 States came together to run the 128th Boston 
Marathon. That makes this a fitting week to recognize the legacy of 
Ellison ``Tarzan'' Brown, a Rhode Islander and member of the 
Narragansett Tribe.
  Born in 1913, Brown's exceptional athleticism earned him the name 
``Tarzan'' after the popular films of the time. He was also known as 
``Deerfoot'' to his Tribe.
  Despite facing adversity throughout his life, and with no formal 
training or proper footwear, he emerged as one of the world's greatest 
athletes. He was a two-time winner of the Boston Marathon in 1936 and 
1939 and represented the United States at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.
  Brown is one of two indigenous North Americans to have won the Boston 
Marathon and the only indigenous person to have more than one victory.
  Today, I will take this moment to honor Tarzan Brown, a legend who 
brought honor to Rhode Island and the Narragansett people, and to echo 
the words of his nephew, Chief Sachem Sun Rise: ``A lot of people leave 
a footprint. He left a trail.''

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