Allie Morrison, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Olympic wrestler
Date of Birth: 29-Jun-1904
Place of Birth: Marshalltown, Iowa, United States
Date of Death: 18-Apr-1966
Profession: amateur wrestler
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Allie Morrison
- Alvin Roy "Allie" Morrison (June 29, 1904 – April 18, 1966) was an American wrestler who won the freestyle featherweight competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
- Morrison was the only American wrestler to capture a gold medal at those Games.
- Such a feat also made him a world champion, as the Olympic wrestling champion is the official World champion for Olympic competition years (1924-present). Morrison also won three successive United States AAU, National Wrestling Championships, and had an almost perfect career record with merely one contest loss.
- He was forced to retire in 1929 due to broken vertebra and later coached wrestling and football.
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