‘Tarzan’ Brown is inducted into the Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame

Brown, a Narragansett Indian who lived in Rhode Island, won the 1936 and 1939 Boston Marathons and represented the US at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin.

By: The Boston Globe

Mar 28 2024
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‘Tarzan’ Brown is inducted into the Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame — ‘Tarzan’ Brown is inducted int

They knew that Brown, who was known as Deerfoot among his people, had represented the United States at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. And so they and other Indigenous people were thrilled to atte… [+2443 chars]

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