Glenn Cunningham

Glen Cunningham was born in Atlanta Kansas. He’s legs were burned in an explosion caused by someone who had put gasoline instead of kerosene in the can at his schoolhouse by accident. The explosion was bad enough that the doctors had recommended amputating his legs but his parents didn’t allow the doctor to do it. The doctors had said that he might not be able to walk normally again. Glenn Cunningham lost all his flesh on his knees and lost all his toes on his left foot. In summer 1919 he had then tried to walk again, he had a positive attitude. In 1932 he compete the summer Olympics as well as the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was voted as most popular athlete. Glen Cunningham never gave up on what he loved doing, he didn’t let the explosion that had burned his legs stop him from running Olympics.