write a bio sketch of Dr Glen Cunningham from his story. include all the major events of his life
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glenn verince cunningham was an american middle distance runner.He born on 4 august 1909 who was considered as greatest american miler of all the time He received "james E.sullivan award " as the top amateur athlete in the united states in 1933 he died on march 10 1988 hos greatest events are 800 miles and 1500 miles
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Glenn Cunningham was born in Atlanta, Kansas on August 4, 1909. His father, Clint Cunningham, was a water-well driller who also did odd jobs. In February of 1916, Cunningham and his older brother Floyd were badly burned in an accidental fire in their schoolhouse. Floyd died from the burns, and doctors thought that Cunningham's legs were so badly burned that they would have to be amputated. However, he eventually recovered after a long battle. Cunningham regained his strength by running. By the time he was 12, he had beaten all the local high school runners. His legs remained deeply scarred, however. Throughout his life, he would have to massage them and spend time doing long warm-up exercises in order to maintain circulation. In addition, his injuries meant that he could never run smoothly or efficiently; he compensated with endurance and strength. It is interesting to speculate on how great he might have been if he had never been injured.