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Marty Glickman

Who

Marty Glickman · Sports

What

Sprinter pulled from the US relay at Berlin 1936 because he was Jewish; became a legendary broadcaster

When

1917, The Bronx, New York, United States — 2001, New York City, United States

Where

United States

Biography

Marty Glickman is recognized among Jewish contributors to Sports — Sprinter pulled from the US relay at Berlin 1936 because he was Jewish; became a legendary broadcaster

How & why

Glickman was an American sprinter and pioneering sports broadcaster who, at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, was pulled at the last moment from the U.S. 4x100m relay along with fellow Jewish athlete Sam Stoller, widely seen as an accommodation to Nazi antisemitism. He went on to a legendary broadcasting career, defining the play-by-play style for football and basketball. He was Jewish, the son of Romanian Jewish immigrants.

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Source: Wikipedia; International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame

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Sprinter pulled from the US relay at Berlin 1936 because he was Jewish; became a legendary broadcaster

1936

Source: Wikipedia; International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame