1905 - 1993
An athletic trainer for numerous All-Star games and U.S. track events, Ed Byrne also wrote for professional publications. Byrne, who spent 20+ years as athletic trainer at the University of California at Berkley, was one of three athletic trainers for the junior AAU team in its 1973 track and field meets.
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Samuel Lankford, who worked at the University of Florida and later at Virginia Tech, was associated with athletic training publication as early as 1930. For several years Lankford was an editor for the National Athletic Journal. Among his professional contributions are two books and numerous articles on athletic training and conditioning.
1915 - 1986
Dwayne “Spike” Dixon was a fixture in Indiana University's athletic training department beginning in 1946. In 1961 he began to focus on teaching athletic training skills and developing curricula. In addition to his lectures, classes, consulting and athletic training duties, Dixon wrote “The Dixonary of Training Techniques.”
1908 - 1978
Richard Cole's legacy is one of public relations: he was a frequent speaker and author, educating others about the profession. Cole, who graduated from Iowa State in 1931 was head athletic trainer and associate professor of physical education at Rhode Island from 1946-75.
1914 - 2005
Elmer Brown, like his twin brother Delmer, was widely known in Texas. Between his first coaching job at Laredo High School in 1938 and his position at the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Worth, he worked at six high schools and universities. A graduate of North Texas State, Brown landed at Texas Christian University in 1951 and worked there until his retirement.
1914 - 2003
Delmer Brown spent his entire career in Texas, where he helped build the profession's credibility. After earning a degree in 1938 from North Texas State, Brown was a coach and athletic trainer for three Texas high schools as well as Baylor, East Texas State University and Texas Tech.
1912 - 1981
Always seeking to promote the profession, Joe Abraham wrote articles, facilitated seminars and conducted surveys to make the New York State Education Department realize the importance of athletic trainers in the school system. Abraham, who began his athletic training career in 1942, worked at Ithaca College, the U.S. Air Corps and Hobart College before retiring from athletic training to become an athletic director.
1917-1971
Richard Wargo was a near-constant presence among University of Connecticut athletics from 1941 until his retirement in 1969. A good golfer and inventor of protective equipment for athletes, Wargo served on the athletic trainer's staff for the U.S.-Pan American team games at Chicago in 1959.
1914-1976
James Morris' athletic training career spanned more than 40 years at Butler University and Indianapolis area clinics. Morris graduated from Butler in 1937 and spent the next 18 years as head athletic trainer there. In 1964, he became one of the first athletic trainers to work in the clinic setting.
1909 - 1983
During his 28 years at Ole Miss, Wesley “Doc” Knight served as president of the SEC athletic trainers and of his NCAA district association. After he retired in 1975, Knight held an emeritus title at Ole Miss and was active in coaching for the Special Olympics.