Verne Booth

Verne Booth
Personal information
Full nameVerne Hobson Booth
NationalityAmerican
Born(1898-10-27)October 27, 1898
Sawyer, North Dakota, U.S.
DiedSeptember 27, 1979(1979-09-27) (aged 80)
Hendersonville, North Carolina, U.S.
Sport
SportLong-distance running
Event
10,000 metres

Verne Hobson Booth (October 27, 1898 – September 27, 1979) was an American long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 10,000 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Early life

Booth was born in Swayer, North Dakota, to John Francis Booth and Mary Ann Booth (nee Wilson). He was raised on a farm.

After high school graduation, Booth joined the Signal Corps and served in World War I.

College

After the war, Booth attended the University of Delaware and competed on the track and field team.

He transferred to Johns Hopkins University and ran for the Blue Jays track and field team. He won the 1923 I.C.A.A.A.A. Cross-Country Championship and the 1923 NCAA Track and Field Championships in the two miles.

In 1924, he received his Bachelor's of Arts degree in geology from Johns Hopkins.

Career

After college, Booth joined the geology faculty at Brooklyn College. He wrote several text books, including The Structure of Atoms (1964), The Nature of Matter and Energy (1970), Elements of Physical Science (1971), and A Study of Matter and Energy (1972).

Personal

Booth married Katherine Brevoort Allen in 1928.

He died on September 27, 1979, in Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States.

Legacy

In 1995, Booth was inducted into the Johns Hopkins Athletic Hall of Fame.

References

  1. ↑ "Verne Booth". Olympedia. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Verne Booth Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 Verne Hobson Booth, 27 October 1898–27 September 1979. Family Search.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Verne Hobson Booth. Olympics.com.
  5. ↑ The Johns Hopkins News-Letter. see "Verne Booth, formerly of Delaware, ..." May 9, 1922. p. 4.
  6. ↑ New York Times (November 27, 1923). BOOTH HOME FIRST IN COLLEGIATE RUN; Johns Hopkins Harrier Captures I.C.A.A.A.A. Cross-Country Championship.
  7. ↑ Verne Booth at Olympedia Edit this at Wikidata
  8. ↑ Johns Hopkins University (June 10, 1924). Conferring of Degrees.
  9. ↑ Jensen, Brennen (August 6, 2024). A Johns Hopkins athlete you've probably never heard of won Olympic gold in Paris. HUB. Johns Hopkins University.
  10. ↑ Benedict, Ralph C. (October 11, 1943). Letter to Dean Bridgeman: "Verne Booth: Supervisor of work in field; Instructor of Geology."
  11. ↑ Vern Booth, Class of 1924. Hall of Fame induction: 1995. Johns Hopkins University.