Leslie Kerr
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| Born | September 17, 1958 Snook, Texas, United States | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||
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Leslie Kerr (born September 17, 1958) is a retired American sprinter.[1]
Formerly one of the top quartermilers in the United States, he was a six-time All-America and won six Southwest Conference titles.[2][3]
Life and career
[edit]Kerr grew up outside Snook, Texas.[4] He attended Texas A&M University, where he majored in poultry science.[2][4][5][6]
Kerr was a track letterman in 1978, 1979, 1980 and 1981.[3] He was coached by Charlie Thomas at Texas A&M.[4]
In May 1981, Kerr ran 400 meters in 44.90 seconds.[7] In 1989, he was inducted into the Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Fame.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Profile". all-athletics.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
- 1 2 "May 14, 1980, page 59 - Austin American-Statesman at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
- 1 2 3 "Leslie Kerr (1989) - Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Fame". Texas A&M Athletics - 12thMan.com. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
- 1 2 3 "Feb 14, 1979, page 39 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram at Newspapers.com - Newspapers.com". www.newspapers.com. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
- ↑ "Mar 31, 1978, page 79 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram at Newspapers.com - Newspapers.com". www.newspapers.com. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
- ↑ "Feb 06, 1979, page 25 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
- ↑ "Leslie KERR | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Archived from the original on 2025-03-12. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
External links
[edit]- Leslie Kerr at World Athletics
- Leslie Kerr at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- Leslie Kerr at InterSportStats
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