pole vault as he passed through each of the age divisions between age 50 and 70, plus world records in the high jump, long jump, decathlon, and pentathlon. He continued to vault past age 75, still ranked number one. Due to the advent of fiberglass vaulting poles, his world record in the M55 division was higher than his best vault in the Olympics almost three decades earlier. He became well known for these activities, encountering, by his recollection, Jesse Owens, Wilt Chamberlain, and Jackie Robinson. He appeared on The Bob Hope Show. He was inducted into the USATF Masters Hall of Fame in 1997. He is also in the Braintree High School Athletic Hall of Fame, the UNH Athletic Hall of Fame, the Pole Vault Hall of Fame, the Massachusetts Track Coaches Hall of Fame, and as a coach in the Women's Track and Field Hall of Fame. In 1987, at the age of 66, he was still able to jump 12'6" in the pole vault, as high as any high school athlete in the state of New Hampshire. He was awarded the New Hampshire Male Athlete of the Year Trophy. Author and historian Morcom was a member of Mensa International. He wrote articles on a range of subjects, from the Hale family of New Hampshire to detailed antique bottles. References 1921 births 2012 deaths Olympic track and field athletes of the United States American masters athletes World record setters in athletics (track and field) American male pole vaulters University of New Hampshire alumni Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics World record holders in masters athletics Mensans People from Braintree, Massachusetts United States Army personnel of World War II United States Army personnel of the Korean War Braintree High School alumni United States Army officers Military personnel from Massachusetts