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Fuller Name
- William Harrison
Variants
- Dillard, William Harrison, 1923-2019
- Dillard, Harrison, 1923-
Identifies LC/NAF RWO
Identifies RWO
Birth Date
- 1923-07-08
Death Date
- 2019-11-15
Birth Place
- Cleveland (Ohio)
Associated Language
- English
Field of Activity
Track and field
Military art and science
Writing
Baseball scouting
Public relations
Radio broadcasting
Business
Occupation
Track and field athlete
Soldier
Author
Baseball scout
Public relations consultant
Radio broadcaster
Business executive
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Earlier Established Forms
- Dillard, Harrison, 1923-
Sources
- found: Dillard, Harrison. Bones, 2012:title page (Harrison Dillard) back cover (Harrison "Bones" Dillard, born July 8, 1923, in Cleveland, Ohio, winner of four olympic gold medals, served in the the Ninety-Second Infantry (the Buffalo Soldiers) during World War II, represented his country in the 1948 Olympics in Londond and in the 1952 olympics in Helsinki, went on to careers in public relations, sportscasting, and education, was inducted into the USA Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1974)
- found: Wikipedia, July 21, 2015(William Harrison "Bones" Dillard, born July 8, 1923, American former track and field athlete, born in Cleveland, Ohio, worked for the Cleveland Indians baseball franchise in scouting and public relations capacities, and hosted a radio talk show on Cleveland's WERE, also worked for the Cleveland City School District for many years as its business manager)
- found: Washington post WWW site, viewed Nov. 18, 2019(in obituary dated Nov. 16, 2019: Harrison Dillard; Mr. Dillard, 96, died Nov. 15 in a Cleveland hospital. William Harrison Dillard was born in Cleveland on July 8, 1923)
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Change Notes
- 2015-07-22: new
- 2019-11-18: revised
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