Background
Harold D. Cagle was born in Maud, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, August 3, 1913 to Homer and Augusta B. Cagle.
Harold D. Cagle was born in Maud, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, August 3, 1913 to Homer and Augusta B. Cagle.
He was a top track star at Maud High School until his family moved to Shawnee, the county seat, for him to finish high school. He was a 1933 Shawnee High School graduate. He began college at Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee and competed on the Bison track team
He was clocked at 46.5 in the 440 and through a series of national events qualified for the 1936 United States. Olympic team
After his success in the Berlin Olympics Cagle returned to OBU where he set several records that endured for many years. After graduation he served with the United States. Army beginning 13 May 1941.
Cagle taught school and coached track at Marysville, California High School until he retired. He died November 30, 1977, In Fremont, California, at age 64, of an apparent heart attack.
He"s buried at Sierra View Memorial Park, Marysville, California.