Dave Albritton: High jump, 1936 Summer Olympics, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Cornelius Johnson (athlete)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Dave Albritton had a long career that spanned three decades and numerous titles and was one of the first high jumpers to use the straddle technique. He was born in Danville, Alabama. Albritton had a number of similarities with all-time great Jesse Owens. Both were born in Danville, Alabama; both attended East Technical High School in Cleveland, Ohio; both attended the Ohio State University; both were members of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity; both competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.