Claude Bracey

Claude Bracey
Personal information
Birth name	Claude Odell Bracey Jr.
Full name	Claude Odell Bracey Jr.
Nickname	Texas Flyer
Nationality	American
Born	June 8, 1909; Humble, Texas
Died	September 23, 1940 (aged 31); Buckeye, Arizona
Height	6’
Sport
Sport	Running
Event	100 yards (91 m) dash
College team	Rice Institute
Team	Rice Owls
Retired	1932
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	1928 Summer Olympics
Highest world ranking	9.6 seconds in the 100-yard race at the 1928 NCAA Men's Track and Field Championships

Claude Bracey (June 8, 1909 – September 23, 1940), known variously as the "Texas Flyer,"^[1] the "Dixie Flyer,"^[2] and the "Texas Tornado,"^[3] was an American sprinter who tied world records in the 100-yard and 100-meter races between 1928 and 1932. He competed for the United States at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam and also won the 100-yard and 220-yard sprints at the 1928 NCAA Men's Track and Field Championships.

^ "Wykoff Is Winner Of Century Sprint; Bracey Behind Him". Montana Standard. 1929-07-16.
^ Charles W. Dunkley (1929-06-09). "George Simpson Shatters Record of 100-Yard Dash: Twenty-Year-Old Flash of Ohio State Out-Runs Brilliant Field, Including Claude Braccy and Eddie Tolan, in Making Century in 9.4 Seconds, Clipping One-Fifth Second From Recognized World's Record". Joplin Globe (AP story).
^ Cite error: The named reference Rockne was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] "Wykoff Is Winner Of Century Sprint; Bracey Behind Him". Montana Standard. 1929-07-16.

[2] Charles W. Dunkley (1929-06-09). "George Simpson Shatters Record of 100-Yard Dash: Twenty-Year-Old Flash of Ohio State Out-Runs Brilliant Field, Including Claude Braccy and Eddie Tolan, in Making Century in 9.4 Seconds, Clipping One-Fifth Second From Recognized World's Record". Joplin Globe (AP story).

[Rockne-3] Cite error: The named reference Rockne was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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