The greatest athlete (you've never heard of) : Canada's first Olympic gold medallist / Mark Hebscher ; foreword by Ron MacLean.
Material type: TextPublisher: Toronto : Dundurn, [2019]Copyright date: �2019Description: 246 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781459743359 (trade paperback)
- 796.42/6092 23
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Biography | West Grey Ayton Branch Shelves | Non-fiction | 796. 426 ORT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 33321003155935 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Paralyzed as a child, George Washington Orton eventually recovered, and never slowed down again, winning Canada's first gold medal in the 2,500-metre steeplechase at the 1900 Paris Olympics. Beyond that, he was a teacher, coach, author, and member of the American Academy of Poets. A brilliant scholar, he could understand twelve languages and was fluent in nine. Orton was a sports pioneer in other ways, introducing the idea of numbered football jerseys, and bringing hockey to Philadelphia, where he formed the first league and built the first indoor arena. Orton is enshrined in seven Halls of Fame - all of them posthumously."-- Provided by publisher.
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