Tom Longboat Google Runner Logo

Jun 4, 2018 - 7:24 am 0 by
Filed Under Logos

Tom Longboat Google Runner Logo

Today on the Google home page in the United States and Canada is a Doodle, Google logo, for Tom Longboat's 131st birthday. For almost all of his professional career he was the dominant long distance runner of the time. In fact, today on his birthday in Ontario is "Tom Longboat Day." He was born on June 4, 1887 in Ontario and died at the age of 61 on January 9, 1949.

He was a dispatch runner in World War I for the Canadian army and was declared dead twice in the service. Yea, he was found later to be alive.

Google wrote:

Today we celebrate the 131st birthday of Tom Longboat, a Canadian long-distance runner celebrated as one of the greatest marathoners of all time. Longboat was a member of the Onondaga Nation, born in 1887 on Six Nations Reserve, south of Brantford, Ontario. He first began racing in his early teenage years, inspired by Bill Davis, another First Nations runner who finished second in the Boston Marathon in 1901.

Tom Longboat’s legacy lives on as one of Canada’s greatest athletes. Not only is today his birthday, it is officially “Tom Longboat Day” in Ontario!

To learn more about his life, check out Wikipedia.

Forum discussion at Twitter.

 

Popular Categories

The Pulse of the search community

Search Video Recaps

 
Video Details More Videos Subscribe to Videos

Most Recent Articles

Search Forum Recap

Daily Search Forum Recap: September 1, 2025

Sep 1, 2025 - 10:00 am
Google

Google Tests AI Overview With Knowledge Panel

Sep 1, 2025 - 7:51 am
Google Search Engine Optimization

Google: Crawl Changes Are Independent Of Big Google Updates

Sep 1, 2025 - 7:41 am
Google

Danny Sullivan At WordCamp On How Google Search Keeps Evolving

Sep 1, 2025 - 7:31 am
Google

Google AI Mode Model Updated - Improvements For STEM Queries

Sep 1, 2025 - 7:21 am
Google

Google AI Mode Compare Checkboxes For Products & Local Business Listings

Sep 1, 2025 - 7:11 am
 
Previous Story: Googlers Take Polaroid Photos With Life Size Pizza