Fred Newhouse
![]() Newhouse at the 1976 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Frederick Vaughn Newhouse | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | November 8, 1948 Honey Grove, Texas,U.S.[1] | (age75)|||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 100–400 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Baton Rouge Track Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personalbest(s) | 100 yd – 9.6 (1968) 220 yd – 20.5 (1970) 400 m – 44.2 (1972)[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Frederick Vaughn "Fred" Newhouse(born November 8, 1948) is anAmericanretired sprinter. He won a gold medal in the 4×400 meter relay and an individual silver in the 400 m, both at the 1971 Pan American Games and at the 1976 Olympics. His individual time of 44.40 seconds at the Olympics was the second fastest time of the 1970s.
Newhouse was one of the organizers of the Northwest Flyers Track Club inHouston,Texas.[3]He graduated fromGalilee High SchoolinHallsville, Texas.[4]After graduatingPrairie View A&Mwith a degree in electrical engineering, he received his master's degree in international business. He now is director of public affairs for Valero Energy and serves as the assistant treasurer of the Prairie View A&M Foundation.[5]
Newhouse lives in Houston. After graduating, he was accepted into Prairie View A&M University in Texas and the University of Washington in Seattle, earning his degrees in electrical engineering and masters of international business. He served two years in the United States Army in between his undergraduate and graduate.[5]After graduation he worked as an engineer withExxonin Baton Rouge.[1]
In his life, Newhouse has volunteered for the boards of directors for United States Olympic Committee and USA Track and Field. He is one of the past chairmen of the board of the Texas City/ LaMarque Chamber of Commerce, chair-elect for the Houston East End Chamber of Commerce, chairman of Houston's Community Family Center, and vice-chair of the Black Heritage Committee – Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.[5]Newhouse serves on the Capital Campaign Committee for Prairie View A&M University. As well is an supporter of the United Way and Boy Scouts of America. While being a part of Prairie View A&M, Newhouse became a three-time All-American and National Champion in the sport Track and Field.[5]In 1976, he won Gold and Silver Medals participating in the Montreal Canada Olympic Games. By 2000, Newhouse was appointed team leader for the United States Men's Track and Field squad going to the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia.[5]He lives on to ref for the Texas Relays and the Texas State UIL Track and Field Championships.[5]
Newhouse was inducted into the Texas Track and Field Coaches Hall of Fame, Class of 2014.[6]
References
[edit]- ^abcEvans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill;et al."Fred Newhouse".Olympics at Sports-Reference.Sports Reference LLC.Archived fromthe originalon April 17, 2020.
- ^"Fred Newhouse".trackfield.brinkster.net.
- ^Northwest FlyersArchivedAugust 28, 2017, at theWayback Machine.Northwest Flyers. Retrieved on 2017-08-28.
- ^Fred Newhouse, Harrison County Olympian – The Portal to Texas History.Texashistory.unt.edu. Retrieved on 2017-08-28.
- ^abcdefFred NewhouseArchivedMay 16, 2021, at theWayback Machine.Prairie View A&M
- ^Inductees – Name, Category, YearArchivedJanuary 16, 2017, at theWayback Machine.TX TF Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2017-08-28.
External links
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- Fred NewhouseatWorld Athletics
- Litsky, Frank (July 29, 1976)A Cuban Runner Smokes the Field.New York Times
- 1948 births
- Living people
- People from Honey Grove, Texas
- Track and field athletes from Texas
- American male sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in track and field
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)
- Prairie View A&M Panthers track and field athletes