And, to the everlasting shame of the keepers of our so-called Hall of Fame,
he died not a member.
Bill Allen
----- Original Message -----
From: "USATF Communications" > USATF News & Notes
> Volume 3, Number 98 October 11, 2002
>
>>
> Former world record holder Eastman dies
>
> One of the greatest quarter-mile and half-mile runners of all time, Ben
> Eastman, died last Sunday at his home in Hotchkiss, Colo. He was 91.
>
> An aggressive runner during his career, "Blazin Ben" would quickly run to
> the front of the pack and then dare his competitors to catch him. His
prime
> was between 1932 to 1934, where he set world records outdoors at 400
meters,
> 440 yards, 500 meters, 600 yards, 800 meters and 880 yards. Eastman won
the
> 1932 Olympic silver medal at 400 meters, finishing second to fellow
American
> Bill Carr.
>
> Eastman attended Stanford University, where he earned a bachelor's degree
in
> 1933 and a master's of business administration in 1935. A former
part-time
> track coach at the University of Santa Clara, he worked in San Francisco
and
> New York with companies that sold industrial supply equipment. Since 1959,
> he owned and operated a fruit orchard in western Colorado. Eastman is
> survived by three sons, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
