5/26-Alex Woodley, 71, Coach of Philadelphia Track Club, Dies

Alex Woodley, 71, Coach of Philadelphia Track Club, Dies

Alex Woodley, who coached and mentored many Olympic gold-medal sprinters in the 1960's and 1970's as head of the Philadelphia Pioneer Club, died on Saturday at his home in Philadelphia. He was 71.

The cause was a heart attack, his wife, Jean, said.

Woodley's athletes who won Olympic gold medals included Paul Drayton, Steve Riddick, Charlie Greene, Mel Pender, Herman Frazier and Hasely Crawford. Other leading athletes from the club included John Carlos, Ivory Crockett, Curtis Mills, Edwin Roberts, Tom McLean and Benn Fields.

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