1. John Carlyle Garrels was an American athlete who excelled in the 110 metres hurdles, discus throw, shot put, and as a fullback and end in American football.
34 Facts About John Garrels
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John Garrels was a starting left end and fullback for the 1904,1905, and 1906 Michigan Wolverines football teams.
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John Garrels was a technical director at Wyandotte Chemical Company for 27 years.
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John Garrels died in 1956 at Grosse Ile Township, Michigan.
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John Garrels attended Central High School in Detroit, Michigan, serving as class president.
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In March 1903, John Garrels won the all-round indoor championship of the YMCA at a meet held in Detroit.
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At age 17, John Garrels scored 21 points at the meet with first place finishes in the fence vault, running high kick, hop, step and jump, and second place finishes in the shot put and running high jump.
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John Garrels enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1903 and received a degree in chemical engineering in 1907.
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John Garrels excelled as a member of Michigan's football teams from 1904 to 1906 and as a member of its track and field team from 1904 to 1907.
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John Garrels was a member of the Tau Beta Pi fraternity and the Michigamua and Vulcan societies at Michigan.
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John Garrels announced at the time that he intended to make a specialty of the discus throw.
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John Garrels' time did qualify as a new Western Conference record.
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At the 1907 Eastern Intercollegiate meet in Cambridge, Massachusetts, John Garrels scored 13 points by winning the high hurdles in world record time and winning the low hurdles and placing second in the shot put.
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John Garrels was the third leading scorer on the 1905 team with seven touchdowns and eight extra point kicks for a total of 43 points.
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John Garrels had the longest run of the game, a 35-yard run around Chicago's left end.
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The game against Case marked the first game at Ferry Field, and John Garrels scored the Wolverines' first touchdown in the new stadium.
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John Garrels returned the opening kickoff 95 yards against Illinois.
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John Garrels accounted for nine of Michigan's ten points with a field goal from the 25-yard line in the first half and a touchdown run that has been reported as either 65 or 75 yards on a fake punt in the second half.
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John Garrels is the best fullback in the West and probably has no equal in the country.
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John Garrels is a fine punter, place and drop kicker, tackles well, and is a great line plunger.
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John Garrels was selected to compete for the United States in the 110-meter hurdles, discus, Greek discus and shot put.
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In late June 1908, days before sailing for London, John Garrels competed at the AAU meet in Pittsburgh.
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John Garrels took first place in the 110-meter hurdles, the discus throw and the shot put.
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John Garrels finished in second place in the 100-meter race.
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On June 27,1908, John Garrels set sail from New York to London aboard the Philadelphia as part of the 78-member American track team led by the famed trainer and coach Mike Murphy.
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John Garrels was selected to carry the American flag at the opening ceremonies in London.
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John Garrels began his Olympic competition with the shot put competition on July 16,1908.
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John Garrels finished third in the event, as fellow American Ralph Rose took the gold medal.
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The discus throw was held on the same day, and John Garrels failed to finish among the leaders.
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On July 18,1908, John Garrels competed in the Greek discus, and again he did not place among the leaders.
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Until this race John Garrels has never been defeated in the high hurdles.
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John Garrels was employed in the chemical industry for many years after retiring from athletics.
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John Garrels was a technical director at Wyandotte Chemical Company for 27 years.
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In 2009, John Garrels was posthumously inducted into the Michigan Track and Field Hall of Fame.