▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁he ▁was ▁elimin ated ▁in ▁the ▁semi - final s ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 ▁met re ▁event . ▁With ▁the ▁Canadian ▁team ▁he ▁finished ▁fourth ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 × 1 0 0 ▁met re ▁relay ▁competition . ▁Sub sequently , ▁Williams ▁stopped ▁running ▁and ▁became ▁an ▁ins urance ▁agent . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁and ▁death ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁Williams ▁joined ▁the ▁Non - P erman ent ▁Active ▁Milit ia , ▁his ▁occupation ▁listed ▁as ▁" S ales man " ▁and ▁religion ▁as ▁" C ▁of ▁E " ▁( Ch urch ▁of ▁England ). ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁civil ian ▁pilot ▁during ▁World ▁War   II , ▁fer ry ing ▁aircraft ▁around ▁the ▁country ▁for ▁Canadian ▁Air ways , ▁then ▁became ▁a ▁civil ian ▁flight ▁instruct or ▁for ▁the ▁Royal ▁Canadian ▁Air ▁Force . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁after ▁his ▁former ▁ment or ' s ▁death , ▁Williams ▁was ▁asked ▁how ▁much ▁credit ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁Gr anger ▁for ▁his ▁Olympic ▁success . ▁" Off hand , ▁I ' d ▁say ▁ 1 0 0 ▁percent ," ▁Williams ▁answered . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁he ▁don ated ▁his ▁two ▁gold ▁med als ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁Olympics ▁to ▁the ▁BC ▁Sports ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame , ▁saying ▁that ▁he ▁wanted ▁them ▁to ▁be ▁seen ▁and ▁remembered . ▁Within ▁weeks ▁they ▁were ▁st olen . ▁It ▁was ▁said ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁that