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He was born in Saint Louis, Missouri and died in Rubidoux, California.
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Pitch Johnson
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In 1924 Johnson was selected for the United States Olympic Team at the Paris Games in the 110 meter hurdles, and made it through to the semi-finals before being eliminated. 110 metre hurdles competition
Johnson was the track and field coach (1928-1940) and director of the Drake Relays (1933-1940) at Drake University, and the director of track and field (1941-1943) at Stanford University. He served as an athletic instructor there until the end of World World War World War II After the cessation of hostilities in the Pacific he went to the Philippines and Japan in 1945 for the United States Army to organize and conduct the Pacific Army Olympics.
He entered private business in Southern California in 1947.
They had two children, Franklin Pitcher Johnson junior, and Martin Lee Johnson, both of whom were track athletes at Stanford. In 2009, he was selected by the United States. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) for that organization"s hall of fame.
The award was given at their annual meeting in Orlando, Florida on December 16, 2009. The citation issued by them read:
Drake University established the title of "The Franklin P. Johnson Director of the Drake Relays" on April 22, 2010, in conjunction with the 101st running of the Relays.
The first holder of the title, Brian Brown, has been the director of the Relays since 2006, and is the eleventh director of the meet since its founding in 1910.
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