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"Bobby" Kerr 1882-1963


Location
The City of Hamilton
On the SE corner of Reno Avenue and Palmer Road, 1 block south of Mohawk Road East, 1 block east of Upper Gage Avenue


Photographer
Alan L Brown

More Information
Posted
June 7, 2004

Summary from the Ontario Heritage Foundation's website
A life-long resident of Hamilton, Bobby Kerr first gained prominence as a sprinter in the local Coronation Games in 1902. For more than a decade, he dominated short-distance races in Canada and in 1908 won a gold medal at the Olympics held in London.

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