Researching Forrest Towns
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 960 people with the Towns surname? In that year Towns was ranked number 2627 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Forrest means "Of the Woods, Forest" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Forrest Towns on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Forrest Towns and the Towns Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 908 people with the Towns surname in the UK? Towns is now ranked number 3186 for popularity in the UK. |
Towns Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Towns surname in the USA? Towns is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Forrest Towns
Forrest Towns
Forrest Grady "Spec" Towns (February 6, 1914 – April 9, 1991) was an American track and field athlete. He was the 1936 Olympic champion in the 110 m hurdles and broke the world record in that event three times.
Born in Fitzgerald, Georgia, Towns grew up in Augusta, Georgia, where he played football in high school at Richmond Academy. In 1933, he earned a football scholarship to the University of Georgia (UGA) after a sports journalist had seen him high jumping in his backyard.
Rather than high jumping, Towns specialized in the high hurdles, winning NCAA and AAU titles in the 120 y hurdles event in 1935. It was the beginning of a 60 race winning streak, lasting until 1937.
In 1936, Towns was named to the American Olympic team, becoming the first Georgian to achieve this. During the Olympics in Berlin, Germany, Towns became the world record holder with 14.1, and he won the Olympic gold in 14.2. Also, he became the first Georgian to earn Olympic Gold. Shortly after the Games, he became the first hurdler under 14 seconds. At a race in Oslo, he dramatically improved the world record to 13.7 – a time that would stand until 1950.
After college, Towns became Head Track and Field coach at UGA, a position he held until 1975. In 1991, he died of a heart attack in Athens, Georgia at age 77. He was honored at the University with the naming of the Spec Towns Track, and an annual meet called the Spec Towns Invitational.
Towns was the official starter for the first-ever Peachtree Road Race on July 4, 1970.
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