William Harrison Dillard was born July 8, 1923, in Cleveland, Ohio,
and was given the nickname Bones for his slender build while in
grade school. He would later go on to become one of the nation s
most notable track-and-field athletes. Now, in this biography, he
shares his life story. The eventual winner of four Olympic medals,
he attended the same high school as his friend and hometown hero,
Jesse Owens. He was a successful athlete in college and served in
the Ninety-Second Infantry (the Buffalo Soldiers) during World War
II, where he distinguished himself in the service of his country.
After the war, Bones continued his athletic career, winning
eighty-two consecutive races over a span of eleven months, during
1947 and 1948. He then qualified to represent his country at the
1948 Olympics in London and again in 1952 in Helsinki, matching and
setting records at both. Following his historic Olympic career, he
met and married Joy Clemetson, a prominent member of the Jamaican
National Softball Team; together, they built a family. Bones went
on to careers in public relations, sportscasting, and education.
Considered to be one of the greatest male sprinters and hurdlers in
history, he was inducted into the USA Track and Field Hall of Fame
in 1974 and received numerous other honors. Even so, he was and
still is a gracious, courteous, humble, generous, and courageous
athlete a genuine American hero. Harrison Dillard is an amazing
man. He is admirable not only for his athletic accomplishments, but
also for his character, showing a unique awareness of how the
choices we make define ourselves. He has faced crucial and
challenging decisions and issues throughout this life and never
turned away, not one time. Bill Cosby
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