▁attended ▁East ▁Techn ical ▁High ▁School . ▁He ▁entered ▁Bald win - W al lace ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁and ▁joined ▁Pi ▁L ambda ▁Ph i ▁International ▁F rat ern ity , ▁and ▁two ▁years ▁later ▁was ▁draft ed ▁into ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁all - black ▁ 9 2 nd ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁Sold iers . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁college ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁and ▁res umed ▁athlet ics , ▁to ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁inspired ▁by ▁J esse ▁O w ens , ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁from ▁Cleveland ▁and ▁had ▁attended ▁East ▁Techn ical ▁High ▁School ▁as ▁well . ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁NCAA ▁and ▁AA U ▁ 1 2 0 - yard ▁and ▁ 2 2 0 - yard ▁hur d les ▁in ▁both ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁and ▁he ▁tied ▁world ▁records ▁in ▁both ▁events ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 2 . 3 ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 2 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁and ▁a ▁ 1 3 . 6 ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 2 0 . ▁Between ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁and ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁he ▁remained ▁un be aten ▁in ▁ 8 2 ▁consecutive ▁final s , ▁a ▁record ▁until ▁broken ▁by ▁Ed ▁Mos es . ▁ ▁Olympic ▁Games ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁tri als ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁Summer ▁Olympics , ▁D ill ard ▁failed ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for