▁results ▁ ▁Men ▁ ▁Women ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Iron man ▁World ▁Championship ▁ 7 0 . 3 ▁webpage ▁ ▁Category : I ron man ▁World ▁Championship ▁Iron man ▁Category : Tri ath lon ▁compet itions ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : 2 0 0 9 ▁in ▁American ▁sports ▁Category : S ports ▁compet itions ▁in ▁Florida ▁Category : 2 0 0 9 ▁in ▁sports ▁in ▁Florida ▁Category : S ports ▁in ▁Clear water , ▁Florida <0x0A> </s> ▁Francis ▁Wil ton ▁Reich el der fer ▁( August ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁– ▁January ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 8 3 ), ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁“ Re ich ”, ▁pres ided ▁over ▁a ▁revolution ary ▁era ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁We ather ▁Bureau . ▁From ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁Reich ▁gu ided ▁the ▁organization ▁through ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁and ▁brought ▁modern ▁technology ▁to ▁weather ▁forec ast ing . ▁His ▁greatest ▁strength s ▁were ▁compreh ending ▁where ▁meteor ology ▁should ▁be ▁going , ▁acting ▁to ▁move ▁in ▁that ▁direction , ▁and ▁then ▁attract ing ▁and ▁keeping ▁the ▁talent ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁happen . ▁ ▁Early ▁history ▁Reich ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Har lan , ▁Indiana ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁Method ist ▁minister . ▁He ▁worked ▁his ▁way ▁through ▁college , ▁rising ▁at ▁ 3 : 3 0   a . m . ▁to ▁sto ke ▁the ▁furn aces ▁and ▁wait ▁tables ▁in ▁a