Up for auction "Olympic Gold Medalist" Herman Frazier Hand Signed Album Page.

ES-4905E

Herman

Ronald "Herm" Frazier (born

October 29, 1954) is a retired American sprinter. He won gold medals in the

4×400 m relay at the 1976 Olympics and 1975 and 1979 Pan American Games. Individually

he earned a bronze medal in the 400 m event at the 1976 Olympics. He served

as chef de mission of

the 2004 U.S.

Olympic team and as the Athletic Director at the University

of Alabama at Birmingham and the University of Hawaii.

Frazier started his athletic career as multiple sport athlete at Germantown

High School in Philadelphia. He was a member of the Philadelphia Pioneers

Track Club where he was coached by Alex Woodley. His collegiate career began

at Denison University. He later attended Arizona State University,

where he became an All-American sprinter.

He was the team captain of the 1977 national championship track team. He

graduated from ASU in 1977 with a degree in political science. As a member of the US National Track &

Field team, Frazier participated both in the Olympic and Pan-American games. In the

1976 Montreal Olympics, he ran the first leg for the gold

medal-winning 4×400-meter relay team. Individually, he won a bronze medal in

the 400-meter dash. He was also a gold medalist at both the 1975 and 1979

Pan-American Games. In 1980, he was a member of the U.S. Olympic Track and

Field team that boycotted the

Summer Olympic Games in Moscow. He also tried to qualify for

the 1980 Winter Olympics as

a bobsledder.