1970 Event AAU player Steve Myers makes a basketball field goal of 92'3 " from out of bounds, Tacoma-it shouldn't have counted, but was allowed 1957 Event AAU awards Bobby Morrow, James Sullivan Memorial Trophy 1954 Event Don Perry climbs a 20' rope in under 2.8 seconds (AAU record) 1952 Birthday Francie Larrieu Smith, U.S., 1.5/3/10K track runner, AAU 1 mile-1979 1952 Event Henry Wittenberg wins his 8th AAU wrestling title 1951 Event Fred Wilt wins AAU Sullivan Memorial Trophy (U.S. athlete of 1950) 1949 Birthday Marty Liquori, U.S., runner, AAU 3 mile-1979, 13:14.7, 1947 Event AAU record for a 25' rope climb is set in 4.7 seconds 1943 Event Sweden's Gunther Hagg beats favorite Greg Rice by 35 yards in 5,000m at national AAU track and field championship in NY 1939 Event Don Lash wins 6th straight AAU cross-country 10K championship 1938 Event AAU's decides to continue linear measuring system over metric 1935 Event Pacific Assoc of AAU votes not to participate in Berlin Olympics 1929 Event 1st AAU Greco-Roman wrestling championships held 1924 Event Charles Paddock captures 100 and 200 yd AAU national senior outdoor track and field championships 1887 Event Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) forms
