Ron Daws, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Ron Daws

American distance runner

Date of Birth: 21-Jun-1937

Date of Death: 28-Jul-1992

Profession: marathon runner

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Ron Daws (June 21, 1937 – July 28, 1992) was a runner and 1968 Summer Olympics men's marathon athlete.
Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he also competed at the 1967 Pan-American Games marathon and finished first in the National AAU Marathon also in 1967 on June 11.Daws was a friend of Steve Hoag and Jim Berka.
The three often finished 1-2-3 in Minnesota races.
He was married to Lorraine Moller in the 1980s, who he later divorced.In 1984, Daws appeared on The Mary Hanson Show (named after his wife, Mary Hanson, whom he married in October 1991).
Daws died of a heart attack in 1992.In honor of his death, in 1993, the Minnesota Distance Running Association Ron Daws 25K in Minneapolis was renamed after him.