Eulace Peacock

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The grave of Eulace Peacock

Eulace Peacock (August 27, 1914 - December 13, 1996) was an American track and field athlete in the 1930s.

Born in Dothan, Alabama and raised in New Jersey, he became a rival to Jesse Owens in many sprinting competitions. He broke the high school record in the long jump the same day it was bettered by Owens. "I had that record for two hours."^[1] He attended Temple University in Philadelphia where he became a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. Peacock won the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) outdoor pentathlon championship six times, in 1934, 1935, 1937, and from 1943 through 1945.^[2]

He was a sprinting prodigy, who bested the notable prodigy of his time, Owens, on several occasions.^[1] After pulling a hamstring muscle, he was unable to qualify for the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany.

In 1942 he served in the US Coast Guard; in later years he opened a liquor store and a car-rental business. He stayed connected with athletics by officiating at championship events and Olympic qualifying trials. He has been honoured by a number of athletic bodies, including the National Track and Field Hall of Fame.

Eulace Peacock died of Alzheimer's disease at age 82 in Yonkers and was interred in Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, NY.

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v t e US National Championship winners in men's 100-meter dash
1876–1878 New York Athletic Club	1876: Charles McIvor 1877: William Wilmer 1878: Fred Saportas
1879–1888 NAAAA	1879: Beverly Value 1880-81: Lon Myers 1882-83: Arthur Waldron 1884-86^ro: Malcolm Ford 1887: Charles Sherrill 1888^{Note 1}: Fred Westing
1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1888^{Note 1}: Fred Westing 1889-90: John Owen 1891: Luther Cary 1892: Harry Jewett 1893: Charles Stage 1894: Tom Lee 1895-97: Bernie Wefers 1898: Frank Jarvis 1899: Arthur Duffey 1900: Maxie Long 1901: Frank Sears 1902: Pat Walsh 1903: Archie Hahn 1904: Lawson Robertson 1905: Charles Parsons 1906: Charles Seitz 1907: Harold Huff 1908: William Hamilton 1909: William Martin 1910: James Rosenberger 1911: Gwin Henry 1912-13: Howard Drew 1914-15: Jo Loomis 1916-17: Andy Ward 1918: Arthur Henke 1919: William Hayes 1920^OT: Loren Murchison 1921: Charles Paddock 1922: Robert McAllister 1923: Loren Murchison 1924: Charles Paddock 1925: Frank Hussey 1926: Charles Borah 1927: Chester Bowman 1928^OT: Frank Wykoff 1929-30: Eddie Tolan 1931: Frank Wykoff 1932^OT: Ralph Metcalfe 1933-34: Ralph Metcalfe 1935: Eulace Peacock 1936: Jesse Owens 1937: Perrin Walker 1938: Ben Johnson 1939: Clyde Jeffrey 1940: Harold Davis 1941: Barney Ewell 1942-43: Harold Davis 1944: Buddy Young 1945: Barney Ewell 1946-47: Bill Mathis 1948: Barney Ewell 1949: Andy Stanfield 1950: Art Bragg 1951: Jim Golliday 1952: Dean Smith 1953-54: Art Bragg 1955-56: Bobby Morrow 1957: Leamon King 1958: Bobby Morrow 1959-60: Ray Norton 1961: Frank Budd 1962-64: Bob Hayes 1965: George Anderson 1966: Charles Greene 1967: Jim Hines 1968: Charles Greene 1969-70: Ivory Crockett 1971: Del Meriwether 1972: Robert Taylor 1973-74: Steve Williams 1975: Don Quarrie (JAM) * Steve Williams 1976: Chris Garpenborg (SWE) Robert Woods 1977: Don Quarrie (JAM) Steve Williams 1978: Clancy Edwards 1979: James Sanford
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Stanley Floyd 1981-83: Carl Lewis 1984: Sam Graddy 1985: Kirk Baptiste 1986: Carl Lewis 1987: Mark Witherspoon 1988: Emmit King 1989: Leroy Burrell 1990: Carl Lewis 1991: Leroy Burrell 1992^OT: Dennis Mitchell
1993–present USA Track & Field	1993: Andre Cason 1994: Dennis Mitchell 1995: Michael Marsh 1996^OT: Dennis Mitchell 1997: Maurice Greene 1998: Tim Harden 1999: Dennis Mitchell 2000^OT: Maurice Greene 2001: Bernard Williams 2002: Maurice Greene 2003: Bernard Williams 2004^OT: Maurice Greene 2005: Justin Gatlin 2006-08^OT: Tyson Gay 2009: Michael Rodgers 2010-11: Walter Dix 2012^OT: Justin Gatlin 2013: Tyson Gay 2014: Mike Rodgers 2015: Tyson Gay
Notes	Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event. Distance:Until 1927 the event was over 100 yards, and again from 1929-31 ro:In 1886 the event was won after a run-off

v t e US National Championship winners in men's long jump
1876–1878 New York Athletic Club	1876: Isaiah Frazier 1877: William Livingston 1878: William Willmer
1879–1888 NAAAA	1879: Frank Kilpatrick 1880–81: John Voorhees 1882: John Jenkins 1883–86: Malcolm Ford 1887: Alexander Jordan 1888^{Note 1}: Victor Schifferstein
1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1888^{Note 1}: William Halpin 1889: Malcolm Ford 1890: Alfred Copeland 1891: Charles Reber 1892: Eugene Goff 1893: Charles Reber 1894: Eugene Goff 1895–97: Edward Bloss 1898: Myer Prinstein 1899: Alvin Kraenzlein 1900–01: Harry McDonald 1902: Myer Prinstein 1903: Percival Molson 1904: Myer Prinstein 1905: Hugo Friend 1906: Myer Prinstein 1907: Daniel Kelly 1908: Platt Adams 1909–10: Frank Irons 1911–12: Platt Adams 1913: Phil Stiles 1914: Platt Adams 1915–16: Harry Worthington 1917: Joseph Irish 1918: David Politzer 1919: Floyd Smart 1920^OT: Sol Butler 1921: Ed Gourdin 1922–27: DeHart Hubbard 1928^OT: Ed Hamm 1929: Edward Gordon 1930–31: Al Bates 1932^OT: Edward Gordon 1933–34: Jesse Owens 1935: Eulace Peacock 1936: Jesse Owens 1937: Kermit King 1938–39: William Lacefield 1940–42: Billy Brown 1943: William Christopher 1944: William Lund 1945: Herb Douglas 1946–47: Willie Steele 1948: Fred Johnson 1949: Gay Bryan 1950: Jim Holland 1951–53: George Brown 1954: John Bennett 1955: Greg Bell 1956–58: Ernie Shelby 1959: Greg Bell 1960: Henk Visser (NED) * Joel Wiley 1961–66: Ralph Boston 1967: Jerry Proctor 1968–69: Bob Beamon 1970: Bouncy Moore 1971–72: Arnie Robinson 1973: Randy Williams 1974: Bouncy Moore 1975–78: Arnie Robinson 1979: Larry Myricks
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Larry Myricks 1981–83: Carl Lewis 1984: Mike McRae 1985: Mike Conley, Sr. 1986–87: Carl Lewis 1988: Eric Metcalf 1989: Larry Myricks 1990: Mike Powell 1991: Carl Lewis 1992^OT: Mike Powell
1993–onwards USA Track & Field	1993–96^OT: Mike Powell 1997: Joe Greene 1998: Roland McGhee 1999: Kevin Dilworth 2000^OT: Melvin Lister 2001–02: Savante Stringfellow 2003–04^OT: Dwight Phillips 2005: Miguel Pate 2006: Brian Johnson 2007: Dwight Phillips 2008^OT: Trevell Quinley 2009–10: Dwight Phillips 2011–12^OT: Marquise Goodwin 2013: George Kitchens 2014: Jeff Henderson 2015: Marquis Dendy
Notes	Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.