Frank Hussey
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Francis Valentine Joseph Hussey (February 14, 1905 – December 26, 1974) was an American sprint runner who won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Frank Hussey, a schoolboy sensation from New York City's Stuyvesant High School,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> ran the third leg in the American 4 × 100 m relay team in Paris Olympics, which won the gold medal in a new world record of 41.0.<ref name=tf>Frank Hussey. trackfield.brinkster.net</ref>
After returning from Paris, he attended Boston College and then Columbia University, and as a freshman became the leading Collegiate runner in America. He won the AAU championships in Template:Convert in 1925.<ref name=sr/><ref name=tf/>
Although he was considered as a main favorite to gold medal in 100 m before the 1928 Summer Olympics, Hussey was eliminated in the heats of US Olympic Trials. After that he worked as a salesman, taught in the New York State Prison System, and served as an official at athletics events in his free time.<ref name=sr/>
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- 1905 births
- 1974 deaths
- American men sprinters
- Stuyvesant High School alumni
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field
- Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Track and field athletes from New York City
- Boston College alumni
- USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
- Boston College Eagles men's track and field athletes
- Columbia Lions men's track and field athletes
- 20th-century American sportsmen