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    m and 200 m events in 1947 and 1949. Born in Los Angeles, California, Mel Patton or Pell Mell, as he was nicknamed in the late 1940s, made his mark in...
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    Milburn Bobby Morrow Suleiman Nyambui Billy Olson Merlene Ottey Jesse Owens Mel Patton Steve Prefontaine Meg Ritchie Henry Rono Wilma Rudolph Jim Ryun Erick...
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    Patton Peter Oswalt (born January 27, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. His acting roles include Spence Olchin in the sitcom The King of...
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  • the 1936 edition returned. Notable entrants and favorites were American Mel Patton and Panamanian Lloyd LaBeach. American Barney Ewell was a "top sprinter"...
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    Donovan Patton (born March 1, 1978) is an American actor and television host. Patton graduated from the Interlochen Arts Academy and acted in Shakespeare...
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    set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The final was won by American Mel Patton. His countryman Barney Ewell earned silver, making this the third consecutive...
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    Britain Shirley Strickland de la Hunty  Australia Men's 200 m details Mel Patton  United States Barney Ewell  United States Lloyd La Beach  Panama Women's...
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  • Patton is a 1970 American epic biographical war film about U.S. General George S. Patton during World War II. It stars George C. Scott as Patton and Karl...
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    Robinson  United States Tinus Osendarp  Netherlands 1948 London details Mel Patton  United States Barney Ewell  United States Lloyd LaBeach  Panama 1952...
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  • Jesse Owens 1933 9.4 Equalled world record, set US high school record Mel Patton 1948 9.3 Official world record James Jackson Alameda High School, Alameda...
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  • Illinois Fighting Illini 9.6 y 1947 Mel Patton USC Trojans 9.7 y A 1948 Mel Patton USC Trojans 10.4 1949 Mel Patton USC Trojans 9.7 y 1950 Bob Boyd Loyola...
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    Milburn Bobby Morrow Suleiman Nyambui Billy Olson Merlene Ottey Jesse Owens Mel Patton Steve Prefontaine Meg Ritchie Henry Rono Wilma Rudolph Jim Ryun Erick...
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    Milburn Bobby Morrow Suleiman Nyambui Billy Olson Merlene Ottey Jesse Owens Mel Patton Steve Prefontaine Meg Ritchie Henry Rono Wilma Rudolph Jim Ryun Erick...
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    Milburn Bobby Morrow Suleiman Nyambui Billy Olson Merlene Ottey Jesse Owens Mel Patton Steve Prefontaine Meg Ritchie Henry Rono Wilma Rudolph Jim Ryun Erick...
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    Mel Brooks. Mel Brooks at the American Film Institute Catalog Mel Brooks at the TCM Movie Database Mel Brooks at the Internet Broadway Database Mel Brooks...
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    Harrison Dillard and Barney Ewell for third place, ahead of favorite Mel Patton, also from the United States. Born in Panama City, his parents were Jamaican...
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  • (actor, Love Story, Barry Lyndon) Pepper Paire 1942 (baseball player) Mel Patton (1948 Olympic gold medal sprinter; former world record holder, 100 yd...
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    Ewell  United States 10.4 Lloyd LaBeach  Panama 10.6 200 metres details Mel Patton  United States 21.1 Barney Ewell  United States 21.1 Lloyd LaBeach  Panama...
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  • (d. 1998) November 16 Erika Mahringer, Austrian alpine skier (d. 2018) Mel Patton, American athlete (d. 2014) November 19 – William Russell, English actor...
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    SPIRO. New York Times 20 July 1947: X3 Wrather Aims at Deal Starring Mel Patton; Hart Signed by Wanger Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times 12 Aug 1948:...
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    Robinson  United States Tinus Osendarp  Netherlands 1948 London details Mel Patton  United States Barney Ewell  United States Lloyd LaBeach  Panama 1952...
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    Milburn Bobby Morrow Suleiman Nyambui Billy Olson Merlene Ottey Jesse Owens Mel Patton Steve Prefontaine Meg Ritchie Henry Rono Wilma Rudolph Jim Ryun Erick...
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  • 3y 1947 Herb McKenley  Jamaica Illinois 20.7yA 1948 Mel Patton Southern Cal 20.7 1949 Mel Patton Southern Cal 20.4y 1950 Charley Parker Texas 21.5y 1951...
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    100 m sprint. His low-altitude record had been surpassed by fellow American Mel Lattany with a time of 9.96 s shortly before the 1984 Olympics, but his biggest...
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    Jesse Owens  United States 25 May 1935 Ann Arbor, United States 20.2 Mel Patton  United States 7 May 1949 Los Angeles, United States 20.1 Dave Sime  United...
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    Milburn Bobby Morrow Suleiman Nyambui Billy Olson Merlene Ottey Jesse Owens Mel Patton Steve Prefontaine Meg Ritchie Henry Rono Wilma Rudolph Jim Ryun Erick...
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    Milburn Bobby Morrow Suleiman Nyambui Billy Olson Merlene Ottey Jesse Owens Mel Patton Steve Prefontaine Meg Ritchie Henry Rono Wilma Rudolph Jim Ryun Erick...
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    another close finish and again finished second – this time to teammate Mel Patton. He was added to the 4 × 100 m relay when Ed Conwell became sick and the...
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  • is an upcoming black comedy thriller film written and directed by John Patton Ford. The script was loosely inspired by the 1949 film Kind Hearts and Coronets...
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    Milburn Bobby Morrow Suleiman Nyambui Billy Olson Merlene Ottey Jesse Owens Mel Patton Steve Prefontaine Meg Ritchie Henry Rono Wilma Rudolph Jim Ryun Erick...
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