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Gil Dodds (Gilbert Lothair Dodds) was born on 23 June, 1918 in Norcatur, Kansas, US, is a runner. Discover Gil Dodds's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 59 years old?

Popular As Gilbert Lothair Dodds
Occupation N/A
Age 59 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 23 June, 1918
Birthday 23 June
Birthplace Norcatur, Kansas, US
Date of death (1977-02-03)
Died Place N/A
Nationality United States

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Gil Dodds Height, Weight & Measurements

At 59 years old, Gil Dodds height is 5 ft and Weight 148 lb.

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Weight 148 lb
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Gil Dodds Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Gil Dodds worth at the age of 59 years old? Gil Dodds’s income source is mostly from being a successful runner. He is from United States. We have estimated Gil Dodds's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1954

In 1954, he received an additional M.A. degree in education from Northwestern University.

1947

In 1947, he resumed running with the goal of making the 1948 Olympic team. In January 1948, he won his third Wanamaker Mile in 4:05.3, a career best time and the third time he had broken the world indoor record for the mile. One week before the Olympic Trials, he caught the mumps and injured his Achilles tendon and could not run the qualifying meet. He went on to work with the new "Youth for Christ" youth organization and became the track and cross country coach at Wheaton College (1945–1959).

1945

Known as "The Flying Parson", he graduated from seminary in 1945 and retired from running to be a full-time minister.

1944

On March 11, 1944, Dodds broke the world indoor record for the mile run at the annual Knights of Columbus track meet in Madison Square Garden, New York City. His time of 4:07.2 broke the old record by 0.1 second, which was jointly held by Glenn Cunningham, Charles Fenske and Leslie MacMitchell. One week later, Dodds lowered his own world indoor mile record to 4:06.4 at Chicago Stadium on March 18, 1944.

1943

Dodds was awarded the James E. Sullivan Award as the top amateur athlete in the United States in 1943. He was inducted into the Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.

1940

He attended Ashland College (A.B., 1941), Gordon Divinity School (B.Div., 1945) and Wheaton College (M.A., 1948) and had a winning steak of 39 races. On November 25, 1940, Dodds took his first national championship when he won the NCAA Men's Cross Country Championship in East Lansing, Michigan. Dodds was the AAU indoor mile champion in 1942, 1944, and 1947. Outdoors he set the American mile record of 4:06.5 in 1943 in Boston, finishing second to Sweden's Gunder Hägg.

1924

The family moved to Falls City, Nebraska, when Rev. Dodds became the minister at Falls City Brethren Church. Gil Dodds attended Falls City High School, where he became a distance runner, coached by Lloyd Hahn, a runner in the 1924 Summer Olympics who lived nearby. Dodds never lost a race in high school. In 1935, he entered two events at a track meet in Peru, Nebraska, and won both, setting state records in the mile (4:49.6) and half-mile (2:09.5), breaking the old records by 13.4 and 4.5 seconds, respectively. He was the state champion in the mile race in 1935, 1936 and 1937 and held the state record at 4:28.1 when he graduated in 1937. As a junior in high school, he developed a hernia while playing tennis; for the rest of his running career, he wore a truss while running to protect himself.

1918

Gilbert Lothair Dodds (June 23, 1918 – February 3, 1977), called "The Flying Parson", was an American middle-distance runner. In the 1940s, he held the American and world records for the mile run. He was awarded the James E. Sullivan Award as the top amateur athlete in the United States in 1943.