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Jan 18, 2021 · John Armstrong Howard was born 6 October 1888 in Winnipeg to parents Robert and Cornelia. In 1907, John found work as a mechanic at Crescent Creamery. Standing six-foot-three, he was tall, with a slender yet powerful frame. Howard’s athletic prowess was readily apparent to those who saw him compete.
Feb 6, 2019 · Canada’s first-ever black Olympian was born John Armstrong Howard, but everyone called him “Army.” Jerome represented Canada herself as a sprinter at the 1960 Rome Olympics, along with her ...
Howard was the son of a barber, and he became a mechanic in his youth, also playing baseball with Winnipeg's Crescent Creamery Baseball Club, but running was his passion. Howard served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force near the end of World War I and returned to Canada in 1920.
John Armstrong (“Army”) Howard, sprinter, soldier (born 6 October 1888 in Winnipeg, MB; died 9 January 1937 in Winnipeg). John Armstrong Howard competed in ...
Jan 15, 2018 · Amidst sustained anti-black immigrant discourse in policies and the press, Canada’s 1912 Olympic team included, for the first time, a black athlete: John Armstrong ‘Army’ Howard, an emerging sprinting talent from Winnipeg (Manitoba) who had done well in national meets.
- Ornella Nzindukiyimana
- 2018
Feb 1, 2019 · John ‘Army’ Howard broke the racial colour barrier becoming the first black athlete to represent Canada in the 1912 Olympic games.
Feb 19, 2018 · Mechanic, athlete. Born in the United States on 6 October 1888, son of Robert and Cornelia Howard, he came to Winnipeg with his father in 1907 and worked as a mechanic at the Crescent Creamery. An outstanding athlete, he played baseball for the creamery’s team and competed in local running races.
