Ron Daws

Ron Daws (June 21, 1937 – July 28, 1992) was a runner and 1968 Summer Olympics men's marathon athlete.

[1][2] Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he also competed at the 1967 Pan-American Games marathon[3] and finished first in the National AAU Marathon also in 1967[3][4] on June 11.

[5] Daws was a friend of Steve Hoag and Jim Berka.

[8] In 1984, Daws appeared on The Mary Hanson Show (named after his wife, Mary Hanson, whom he married in October 1991).

[9] In honor of his death, in 1993, the Minnesota Distance Running Association Ron Daws 25K in Minneapolis was renamed after him.