Hall of Fame
WILLIAM J.A. ROWE '37, an Olympic hammer-throwing star and one of the outstanding all-around weight throwers in the nation in the early 1930s, was national AAU champion in the hammer and competed in the Berlin Olympics in 1936, where he was judged the finest U.S. entry. He held many Rhode Island State College records in discus, 56-pound weight and shotput, and hammer events. He won numerous national, eastern, and New England titles and was named to All-America track teams in 1935 and 1936. He also competed in football at Kingston and won nine letters at Rhode Island State College. He is a member of the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame.
