Sam Stoller American Track and Field
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Details
| First Name |
Sam
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| Last Name |
Stoller
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| Birthday |
8th August, 1915
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| Died |
1985
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| Zodiac Sign |
Leo
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| Religion |
Jewish
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Track and Field
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Sam Stoller
(August 8, 1915 – May 29, 1985) was an American sprinter and long jumper who tied the world record in the 60-yard dash in 1936. He is best known for his exclusion from the American 4 × 100 relay team at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. The 2-man substitution triggered widespread speculation that he and Marty Glickman—the only two Jews on the U.S. track team—were excluded because U.S. Olympic Committee chairman Avery Brundage wanted to avoid embarrassing Adolf Hitler by having two Jewish athletes win gold medals.
Stoller vowed at the time that he would never run again, but he returned in 1937 to win both the Big Ten Conference and NCAA championships in the 100-yard dash.
After graduating from the University of Michigan in 1937, Stoller briefly went into a singing and acting career as "Singin' Sammy Stoller."
