Year Inducted: 1974
Nominated By: N/A
Sports Competed In: Track
Athlete, Coach or Contributor: Athlete
Gordon Allott
High School:
Attended Pueblo Central.
Achievements:
High School:
● Competed on the track team specializing in the sprints and hurdles.
● Posted the best H.S. times: 10.1 seconds in winning the 100 yard dash, 17.3 seconds in the 120 high hurdles and adding a time of 25.0 seconds in the 220 yard dash at the South-Central League meet.
College:
Went to University of Colorado - L.L.B. degree (1929).
Achievements:
College:
● Won two events at the RMC meet in 1926: the high hurdles (15.1 seconds) and the 220 low hurdles (24.1 seconds).
● Went up against three of the best hurdlers in the world in F. Morgan Taylor, the defending National AAU Champion, Ken Grumbles, National Collegiate Champion of Southern California and Bob Maxwell while competing in the National AAU Meet (1929).
● "Won" comfortable in front of Taylor in 54.3 in the 440 hurdles.
● Named Track All-American in 1929 and declared one of the Best Hurdlers in the World.
Occupations:
● Was the Colorado Lieutenant Governor for four years (1951-55).
● Served 18 years (three terms) as Colorado State Senator to Congress (1954-72).
Personal:
Passed away January 17, 1989.
