Researching Bill Crothers
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 168 people with the Crothers surname? In that year Crothers was ranked number 3411 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Bill means "Form of WILLIAM - resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bill Crothers and the Crothers Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 1012 people with the Crothers surname in the UK? Crothers is now ranked number 3092 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called Bill Crothers
Bill Crothers
William Frederick "Bill" Crothers (born December 24, 1940) is a Canadian retired athlete.
Born in Markham, Crothers grew up in the Toronto suburbs of East York and Agincourt attending high school at Agincourt Collegiate Institute before going on to study at the University of Toronto.
At one point, Crothers held the Canadian record in all distances from 400 metres to 1500 metres and was holder of the world 800 metres indoor record. In 1963, he ran the two fastest 800 metres races of the year. He was named Lou Marsh Trophy winner as Canada's top athlete of 1963. Crothers competed for Canada in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, winning a silver medal in the 800 metres. He also competed in the 400 metres, but was eliminated in the semi-finals. He received the Lionel Conacher Award as Canada's top male athlete of 1964. Crothers was ranked by Track & Field News as the top 800 metres runner of 1965 and the second best of the decade.
He has been inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame (1965), the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (1971), and the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame (1997).
Crothers was a pharmacist (Kiernan-Crothers Pharmacy) in the Markham area for many years, and was a trustee (and past Board Chair) for the York Region District School Board. Bill Crothers Secondary School, an athletic-focused secondary school in York Region opened in his honour in August 2008.
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