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Jerome Drayton, 1976 Olympian and last Canadian man to win Boston Marathon in '77, dies at 80
and was the top Canadian in the men's marathon at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal. The Canada Sports Hall of Fame, which inducted him in 1978, said that Drayton held 12 national titles and set 13 ...
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Jerome Drayton, 1976 Olympian and last Canadian man to win Boston Marathon in '77, dies at 80
The German-born Drayton held the Canadian men's marathon record for 43 ... to-be four-time winner Bill Rodgers began to tire in the 77-degree heat and gave Canada its first victory in the race ...