Out of many new recent pickups, these are two of my favorites.
Sybil Bauer (1903-1927) - Gold medalist in the 100m backstroke at the 1924 Olympics in Paris. She was so good she broke the men's 440yd backstroke record by 4 seconds in 1922. She died of cancer in 1927 while a senior at Northwestern University. She left behind her fiance, a Chicago sportswriter named Ed Sullivan. Yes, that Ed Sullivan.
Tommy Hitchcock (1900-1944) - Considered the greatest American Polo player of all time. Won a silver medal in polo at the 1924 Olympics. He enlisted with the French forces in WWI later transferring to the U.S. Army Air Corps. He flew in the Lafayette Escadrille. He was shot down and captured. He escaped when he jumped from moving train as it crossed a river. Walked 100 miles to the Swiss border. Attended Harvard and Oxford after the war. Re-enlisted in the Army Air Corps during WWII. He died in a plane crash in England.
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