Class Colloquium 10: Frank Shorter

Save the date!  April 28th, 2:00 PM (EDT).  Better yet, register now!

We are excited to announce the 10th Class Colloquium in our popular ongoing series.

For our guest, Classmate Frank Shorter, the number 10 surely conjures thoughts of the  10,000 meters, an event he ran repeatedly in his preparation for The Marathon.  No, not the marathon of questions we’ll pose to him on Wednesday, April 28th, but the Olympic Marathon which he ran and won, in Munich on September 10, 1972.

He remains the only American man to win gold in the Olympic Marathon since 1908.  And he almost did it twice!

The dominant figure in American distance running throughout the 70’s, Frank later became a cofounder and the lead spokesperson for the United States Anti-doping Agency.

A transcendent figure in the world of track and field, Frank won the Sullivan Award given to America’s premier amateur athlete.   An accomplished runner and advocate Frank Shorter’s name has become synonymous with excellence.

Frank has been a trailblazer all his life — not only in running but in solving the real world problems of financing the lives of amateur athletes.  He was also one of the first to create iconic brands of sports gear and clothing he developed.  Not surprisingly, Yale provided the foundational basis for many of Frank’s achievements.  He promises to connect those dots.

Join us on April 28, 2021 at 2 pm EDT for an intimate conversation with a  true luminary in American sports history, a Classmate we know well, one who has a compelling story to tell.