Boo Morcom

Albert Richmond "Boo" Morcom (May 1, 1921 – October 3, 2012)[1] was an American track and field athlete.

Then when he matriculated to the University of New Hampshire under coach Paul Sweet, the Boston newspaper sport pages would refer to him as "One Shoe Boo".

[2] In 1940 he took his athletic skills to the University of New Hampshire, where his record in the long jump lasted for 67 years.

[6] In 1950, he was recalled to the Army's 101st Airborne Division "Screaming Eagles" as an officer and Jumpmaster for the Korean War.

As an early pioneer of masters athletics, he held the world record for the pole vault as he passed through each of the age divisions between age 50 and 70, plus world records in the high jump, long jump, decathlon, and pentathlon.

[citation needed] He became well known for these activities, encountering, by his recollection, Jesse Owens, Wilt Chamberlain, and Jackie Robinson.

He wrote articles on a range of subjects, from the Hale family of New Hampshire[16] to detailed antique bottles.