Tom Longboat
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One of the greatest marathon runners of all time, Tom Longboat was one of the best-known athletes of the western world in the early 20th century.
Longboat was an astonishing long-distance runner who grew up on the Six Nations reserve near Brantford, Ontario.
He won the Boston Marathon in record time, 2:24.24, almost five minutes faster than the 10 previous winners.
Longboat then raced in the Olympic Marathon in 1908, but he collapsed on the course amid rumours that his manager had drugged h...























