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Name
  
Ron Daws

Role
  
Runner


Died
  
July 28, 1992

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Education
  
University of Minnesota

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Ron Daws (June 21, 1937 – July 28, 1992) was a runner and 1968 Summer Olympics men's marathon athlete. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he also competed at the 1967 Pan-American Games marathon and finished first in the National AAU Marathon also in 1967 on June 11.

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Daws was a friend of Steve Hoag and Jim Berka. The three often finished 1-2-3 in Minnesota races. He was married to Lorraine Moller in the 1980s, who he later divorced.

In 1984, Daws appeared on The Mary Hanson Show (named after his wife, Mary Hanson, whom he married in October 1991). Daws died of a heart attack in 1992. In honor of his death, in 1993, the MDRA Ron Daws 25K in Minneapolis was renamed after him.

Publications

  • Self-Made Olympian, Anderson World, 1977, ISBN 978-0-89037-103-9
  • "Marathon Training" (article), Marathoner, Spring 1978
  • Running Your Best: The Committed Runner's Guide to Training and Racing, Stephen Greene Press, 1985, ISBN 978-0-8289-0559-6
  • References

    Ron Daws Wikipedia