Born October 29, 1909, Des Moines, Iowa. Died January 1, 1980.

An outstanding sprinter while still at Glendale High School in California, Frank Wykoff took his place in track and field history by being the first man to ever win three Olympic relay gold medals, all in world-record time.

Although only 19, Wykoff made his first Olympic team in 1928, winning the gold medal in the 4 x 100 relay after placing fourth in the open 100. He enrolled at the University of Southern California where he came under the tutelage of Hall of Fame coach Dean Cromwell. He sprint successes continued and he made the 1932 Olympic team, adding a second gold medal in the sprint relay. The 1936 Olympic sprint relay was an awesome unit that not only included Wykoff but such other Hall of Famers as Jesse Owens and Ralph Metcalfe. Their time of 39.8 in Berlin was to last 20 years as a world record. Wykoff also ran the open 100 at Berlin and once again was fourth. The winner of the national collegiate 100-yard dash titles in 1930 and 1931, he also was a two-time National AAU 100 champion in 1928 and 1931. He ran the first official 9.4 for 100 yards in 1930. Wykoff later worked for the Los Angeles school system for many years. He was elected to U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 1984.