Sam Stoller, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetSam Stoller
American sprinter
Date of Birth: 08-Aug-1915
Date of Death: 29-May-1985
Profession: athletics competitor
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Sam Stoller
- Sam Stoller (August 8, 1915 – May 29, 1985) was an American sprinter and long jumper who tied the world record in the 60-yard dash in 1936.
- He is best known for his exclusion from the American 4 Ă— 100 relay team at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
- The 2-man substitution triggered widespread speculation that he and Marty Glickman—the only two Jews on the U.S.
- track team—were excluded because U.S.
- Olympic Committee chairman Avery Brundage wanted to avoid embarrassing Adolf Hitler by having two Jewish athletes win gold medals.
- Stoller vowed at the time that he would never run again, but he returned in 1937 to win both the Big Ten Conference and NCAA championships in the 100-yard dash.
- After graduating from the University of Michigan in 1937, Stoller briefly went into a singing and acting career as "Singin' Sammy Stoller."
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