Hall of Fame

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Wendell Baker
Track & Field

Graduation Year

1886

Induction Year

1967

Hall of Fame

Harvard Athletic Achievements

Four-time letter winner and champion at sprints and quarter mile. Won four IC4A titles and set world straightaway 440-yeard record of 47 ¾ s. in 1885, despite loss of a shoe midway through race at Allston. Record was unbroken for 15 years.

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