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William Jackson "Bill" Thorn (born September 4, 1930) is an American football, cross country, and track coach and a member of the Georgia Athletic Coaches (GACA) Hall of Fame.[1]
Thorn is also the only runner to have consecutively completed the first 53 Peachtree Road Races, starting with the race's inception in 1970 through 2023.[2][3][4]
Coaching Career edit
Thorn coached Georgia High School athletics for over 50 years, including stints at the Georgia Military Academy (now Woodward Academy), Headland High School, Fayette Christian School, and Landmark Christian School.[5] Thorn retired from active coaching in 2019, at the age of 89. At the time of his retirement, he had been awarded "Coach of the Year" over 125 times. [6]
Thorn was inducted into the Georgia Athletic Coaches (GACA) Hall of Fame in 2020 after winning a collective 38 Georgia state titles in Track & Field, believed to be the most by any Georgia High School coach in history. [7][8]
Peachtree Road Race edit
Thorn is the only person to have run 53 consecutive Peachtree Road races from 1970 through 2023. [9] [10]
References edit
- ^ "Hall of Fame Members".
- ^ "Bill Thorn Ends His 53-Year Peachtree Road Race Run Streak This July 4". 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Only Runner to Complete Every One of Atlanta's Peachtree Road Races Retires at 92".
- ^ "Bill Thorn in the Press".
- ^ "2020 class finally set for induction into Georgia Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame". 5 June 2021.
- ^ https://www.nfhs.org/articles/bill-thorn-national-boys-outdoor-track-field-coach-of-the-year-2018-19/
- ^ "GACA Coaches Hall of Fame selects 6 for induction".
- ^ "Hall of Fame Members".
- ^ "After 53 years, Peachtree Road Race legend will cross finish line 1 last time". 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Bill Thorn Calls an End to Peachtree Era".