Education
Beatty graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1957 where his best time in the mile was a 4:06.
Beatty graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1957 where his best time in the mile was a 4:06.
He was an All-American for the two miles in 1955 and 1957 and for the 5,000 meters in 1956. In 1960, Beatty moved to California to train under Mihály Iglói, and in 1961, he joined the Los Angeles Track Club. Beatty broke eleven American and three world records in 1962, and became the first American to simultaneously hold records in the 1,500 meter, 3,000 meter, 5,000 meter, one and three mile events.
He was also the first recipient of the American Broadcasting Company"s Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year that year.
Beatty was inducted into the United States of America National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1990, the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 1963 and the Greater Charlotte Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.
