Tom Longboat, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Tom Longboat

Canadian distance runner

Date of Birth: 04-Jun-1887

Place of Birth: Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation, Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: 09-Jan-1949

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Tom Longboat

  • Thomas Charles Longboat (June 4, 1887 – January 9, 1949, Iroquois name: Cogwagee) was an Onondaga distance runner from the Six Nations Reserve near Brantford, Ontario and, for much of his career, the dominant long-distance runner.
  • He was known as the "bulldog of Britannia" and was a soldier in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War.

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