Tom Longboat was born on June 4, 1887.
Tom Longboat, winner of the 1907 Boston Marathon.
In 1951 the Tom Longboat Awards were instituted by Jan Eisenhardt. This program, administered since 1999 by the Aboriginal Sport Circle, annually honours outstanding First Nations athletes and sportsmen in each province of Canada; national male and female winners are selected from the provincial winners.
While Longboat won several lesser races during his career, he won the Boston Marathon (the biggest race at the time) only once. Despite only owning one victory, he set a course record with his win, a record that would stand for four years.
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Tom Longboat was born on June 4, 1887.
Tom Longboat was born on June 4, 1887.
Tom Helmore died on September 12, 1995, in Longboat Key, Florida, USA.
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Cogwagee was his First Nations name. He was also known as Thomas Charles Longboat.
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Tom Longboat, winner of the 1907 Boston Marathon.
In 1951 the Tom Longboat Awards were instituted by Jan Eisenhardt. This program, administered since 1999 by the Aboriginal Sport Circle, annually honours outstanding First Nations athletes and sportsmen in each province of Canada; national male and female winners are selected from the provincial winners.
He was a messanger, he delivered messages to the troops in france near the battles of Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele.
Thomas Longboat was a long distance runner.
The address of the Longboat Key Historical Society Incorporated is: 5380 Gulf Of Mexico Drive Ste 105, Longboat Key, FL 34228