▁Indians ▁baseball ▁franch ise ▁in ▁sc out ing ▁and ▁public ▁relations ▁capac ities , ▁and ▁hosted ▁a ▁radio ▁talk ▁show ▁on ▁Cleveland ' s ▁W ERE . ▁He ▁also ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁City ▁School ▁District ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁as ▁its ▁Business ▁Manager . ▁D ill ard ▁died ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 9 6 ▁of ▁st om ach ▁cancer . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁United ▁States ' ▁oldest ▁living ▁Olympic ▁gold ▁med all ist . ▁ ▁Compet ition ▁record ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ors ▁Four - time ▁Olympic ▁Gold ▁Medal ist ▁U . S . ▁Olympic ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁induct ee ▁James ▁E . ▁S ull ivan ▁Award ▁winner , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁Stat ue ▁at ▁Bald win ▁Wal lace ▁University ▁Track ▁at ▁Bald win ▁Wal lace ▁named ▁the ▁Harrison ▁D ill ard ▁Track ▁United ▁States ▁National ▁Track ▁and ▁Field ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁induct ee ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁( the ▁inaug ural ▁year ) ▁ ▁I A AF ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁induct ee , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁World ▁Rank ings ▁▁ ▁D ill ard ▁was ▁ranked ▁among ▁the ▁best ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 ▁m / 1 0 0 ▁y ▁s print ▁and ▁ 1 1 0 ▁m / 1 2 0 ▁y ▁s print ▁hur d le ▁events ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁to ▁ 1