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Former Oregon track athlete Steers dies.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 31-JAN-03
Format: Online - approximately 647 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Former Oregon track athlete Steers dies.(Sports)(Regional Roundup: He held the high jumping world record for 12 years.)

Article Excerpt
Byline: The Register-Guard

Les Steers, a former world record-holder in the high jump and University of Oregon student-athlete, died on Jan. 23.

Born June 16, 1917, in Rhonerville, Calif., he competed for the Ducks for one season, 1941, after transferring from Stanford. The 6-foot-4, 190-pounder won NCAA (6-10 7/8), national AAU (6-9) and Northern Division (6-8) titles in the high jump for the Ducks and set three world records that season.

His world record stood for 12 years until fellow American Walter Davis broke the mark with a leap of 6-11 1/2 in 1953.

During his...

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