Gordon Glover "Slinger" Dunn (April 16, 1912 – July 26, 1964) was an American discus thrower who won a silver medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics, a U.S. Navy lieutenant, and former mayor of Fresno, California from 1949-1957.
Dunn's penchant for track and field, and specifically discus throw, allowed him to continue these sports through both high school and college.
He married Naomi McCool shortly after the divorce and moved back to his birthplace of Portland where he took a job working as a merchandizing salesman for Associated Oil.
[10] For his zest in fighting crime and bringing order on city employees he qualified for the new nickname of "No-Fun Dunn."
He frequented going to fire and police meeting and events, and is known to have had both red lights and a siren installed on his personal vehicle.
[12] On July 26, 1964, Gordon Dunn died of a heart attack at the age of 52, the same cause of death that took his grandfather 51 years earlier.