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Tarzan Brown and the Truth About Boston’s Infamous Heartbreak Hill

April 22, 2025April 25, 2025 by Bill Donahue

Narragansett Indian Tarzan Brown won the Boston Marathon in 1936 and 1939, and the marathon’s infamous Heartbreak Hill owes its name to him. So why did he die in obscure poverty?

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Edited by Pavlina Cerna


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