- Won the Gold Medal in the Decathlon at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany - the so-called "Nazi Olympics" and the same Olympics where Jesse Owens upstaged Adolph Hitler.
- Upon his death, his remains were interred at Skylawn Memorial Park in San Mateo, California. His location plot is Garden of Inspiration for Lot 2315.
- Briefly played professional football for the Detroit Lions.
- In the film Tarzan's Revenge his co star was 1932 Olympic gold medalist Eleanor Holm.
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