Education and early athletics competition Payton Jordan



former u.s. olympic coach payton jordan of california sets world record (30.89 seconds) in m80 age group in 200-meter dash @ usatf national masters championships in 1997 in san jose, california.


jordan excelled in track, rugby , football. jordan star athlete @ pasadena high school in pasadena, california, , graduated university of southern california (usc), captain of trojans national collegiate athletic association (ncaa) championship track team in 1939. helped trojans win 2 national collegiate team titles, in 1938 , 1939, , member of world-record-setting 440-yard relay team, in time of 40.5 seconds. in 1939, jordan played on trojan football team beat duke university, 7-3, in rose bowl. won amateur athletic union (aau) 100 meters title in 1941.


jordan missed opportunity compete in olympic games athlete (both 1940 , 1944 games canceled due world war ii), opted join united states navy instead.


jordan has cited 3 mentors instrumental shaping career, philosophy, , coaching style: @ pasadena high, track coach carl metten, , @ usc track coach dean cromwell , football coach howard jones.








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