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Dreams of Olympics Past: Nat Pendleton

Posted on July 26, 2012 by SCblogger

The Summer Olympics are across the ocean this year, but that doesn’t stop us from remembering our past ties to these games:  the Davenporters who were counted among the world’s finest athletes. One of these was Nat Pendleton, who was … Continue reading →

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Dreams of Olympics Past–Victor Hopkins

Posted on August 14, 2008 by SCblogger

Victor Hopkins was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on July 19, 1904 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, by a single mother and was adopted at a very young age by Mr. and Mrs. Jakob Hopkins, an older couple who died when … Continue reading →

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