Edward M. Haydon (1912–1985), was a

University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, or UChi) is a Private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its main campus is in the Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, Chic ...

track coach and founder of th
University of Chicago Track Club
He was inducted into the USA Track & Field Hall of Fame and the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame. He coached Team USA in track at the

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in Israel. He was an assistant coach for the 1968 and 1972 Olympic Teams and for the 1963 and 1979 Pan American Games. Among others, he coached

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Al Carius
and Lane Patterson.

References

External links

Ted Haydon wikirun page

Chicago Tribune obituary

USTFCCCA Hall of Fame induction

USATF Hall of Fame induction

{{DEFAULTSORT:Haydon, Ted 1912 births 1985 deaths American track and field coaches