Verne Booth
{{short description|American long-distance runner}}
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| full_name = Verne Hobson Booth
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| nationality = American
| sport = Long-distance running
| event = 10,000 metres
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1898|10|27}}
| birth_place = Sawyer, North Dakota
| death_date = {{death date and age|1979|9|27|1898|10|27}}
| death_place = Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
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Verne Hobson Booth (October 27, 1898 – September 27, 1979) was an American long-distance runner.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78128 |title=Verne Booth |work=Olympedia |access-date=September 18, 2021}} He competed in the men's 10,000 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/verne-booth-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417185106/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/verne-booth-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 17, 2020 |title=Verne Booth Olympic Results |access-date=November 13, 2017}}
Early life
Booth was born in Swayer, North Dakota, to John Francis Booth and Mary Ann Booth (nee Wilson).[https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/KHHY-VKW/verne-hobson-booth-1898-1979 Verne Hobson Booth, 27 October 1898–27 September 1979.] Family Search. He was raised on a farm.[https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/verne-hobson-booth Verne Hobson Booth.] Olympics.com.
After high school graduation, Booth joined the Signal Corps and served in World War I.
College
After the war, Booth attended the University of Delaware and competed on the track and field team.The Johns Hopkins News-Letter. see "Verne Booth, formerly of Delaware, ..." May 9, 1922. p. 4.
He transferred to Johns Hopkins University and ran for the Blue Jays track and field team. He won the 1923 I.C.A.A.A.A. Cross-Country ChampionshipNew York Times (November 27, 1923). [https://www.nytimes.com/1923/11/27/archives/booth-home-first-in-collegiate-run-johns-hopkins-harrier-captures.html BOOTH HOME FIRST IN COLLEGIATE RUN; Johns Hopkins Harrier Captures I.C.A.A.A.A. Cross-Country Championship.] and the 1923 NCAA Track and Field Championships in the two miles.{{Olympedia}}
In 1924, he received his Bachelor's of Arts degree in geology from Johns Hopkins.Johns Hopkins University (June 10, 1924). [https://jscholarship.library.jhu.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/7368c566-5a08-4aba-80b2-0a366a603ce7/content Conferring of Degrees.]Jensen, Brennen (August 6, 2024). [https://hub.jhu.edu/2024/08/06/hopkins-runner-paris-olympics-gold/ A Johns Hopkins athlete you've probably never heard of won Olympic gold in Paris.] HUB. Johns Hopkins University.
Career
After college, Booth joined the geology faculty at Brooklyn College.Benedict, Ralph C. (October 11, 1943). [https://academicworks.cuny.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1186&context=bc_arch_farmlabor Letter to Dean Bridgeman: "Verne Booth: Supervisor of work in field; Instructor of Geology."] He wrote several text books, including The Structure of Atoms (1964), The Nature of Matter and Energy (1970), Elements of Physical Science (1971), and A Study of Matter and Energy (1972).
Personal
Legacy
In 1995, Booth was inducted into the Johns Hopkins Athletic Hall of Fame.[https://hopkinssports.com/honors/hall-of-fame/vern-booth/155 Vern Booth, Class of 1924. Hall of Fame induction: 1995.] Johns Hopkins University.
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