Cleveland L. Abbott December 9, 1892 – April 14, 1955 Yankton, South Dakota Watertown High School (Watertown) South Dakota State University ’16 B.A.
South Dakota State Hall of Fame Tuskegee University Hall of Fame SIAC Hall of Fame Alabama Sports Hall of Fame USA Track and Field Hall of Fame |
first black college coach to win 200 games
start of the women’s track and field program at Tuskegee in 1937
U.S. Olympic track teams, including gold medalists Alice Coachman and Mildred McDaniel |