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William Jackson "Bill" Thorn (born September 4, 1930) is an American football, cross country, and track coach and a member of the Georgia Athletic Coaches (GACA) Hall of Fame.[1]
Thorn is also the only runner to have consecutively completed the first 53 Peachtree Road Races, starting with the race's inception in 1970 through 2023.[2][3][4]
Coaching Career[edit]
Thorn coached Georgia High School athletics for over 50 years, including stints at the Georgia Military Academy (now Woodward Academy), Headland High School, Fayette Christian School, and Landmark Christian School.[5] Thorn retired from active coaching in 2019, at the age of 89. At the time of his retirement, he had been awarded "Coach of the Year" over 125 times. [6]
Thorn was inducted into the Georgia Athletic Coaches (GACA) Hall of Fame in 2020 after winning a collective 38 Georgia state titles in Track & Field, believed to be the most by any Georgia High School coach in history. [7][8]
Peachtree Road Race[edit]
Thorn is the only person to have run 53 consecutive Peachtree Road races from 1970 through 2023. [9] [10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Hall of Fame Members".
- ^ "Bill Thorn Ends His 53-Year Peachtree Road Race Run Streak This July 4". 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Only Runner to Complete Every One of Atlanta's Peachtree Road Races Retires at 92".
- ^ "Bill Thorn in the Press".
- ^ "2020 class finally set for induction into Georgia Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame". 5 June 2021.
- ^ https://www.nfhs.org/articles/bill-thorn-national-boys-outdoor-track-field-coach-of-the-year-2018-19/
- ^ "GACA Coaches Hall of Fame selects 6 for induction".
- ^ "Hall of Fame Members".
- ^ "After 53 years, Peachtree Road Race legend will cross finish line 1 last time". 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Bill Thorn Calls an End to Peachtree Era".