June 7 Birthdays

1888
Clarence DeMar, American long-distance runner. "Mr. DeMarathon" won seven Boston marathon titles, 1911, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1927, 1928, and 1930. DeMar was on the United States Olympic marathon team in 1912, 1924, and 1928, winning the bronze medal in the 1924 (Paris) Olympic marathon. His memoir, Marathon, is a classic of running literature.