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  <title><![CDATA[Villanova track star Paul Drayton dies at 70]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Villanova track star Paul Drayton dies at 70]]></title>
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      <createdate unixtime="1268165842" delta="20 weeks ago"><![CDATA[3/9/2010]]></createdate>
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      <lead><![CDATA[Otis Paul Drayton, the Villanova graduate who sprinted to gold and silver medals at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, is remembered as one of the greatest competitors in the Wildcats' glory-filled track and field history. After running a close second to American teammate Henry Carr in the 200-meter dash in the 1964 Tokyo final, Drayton ran the leadoff leg on the U.S. 4x100-meter relay team, anchored by Bob Hayes, that won in the world-record time of 39 seconds flat.]]></lead>
      <text><![CDATA[Drayton, 70, who was always known as Paul, died of cancer last Tuesday in his hometown of Cleveland. A funeral is scheduled there tomorrow."We were friends, we were roommates, we were teammates, and we were competitors," said Frank Budd of Mount Laurel, himself an Olympian who ran the 100 meters and the 4x100 relay at the 1960 Rome Games."Paul was one of the very best sprinters of his day, if not the best. He ran, and was great at, everything from the 55- and 60-yard dashes indoors, to the 100 yards and 100 meters outdoors, to the 220 [yards] and 200 [meters] outdoors, to tremendous legs on our mile relay."At the Tokyo Games, Drayton led the way through the first three rounds, clocking 20.7, 20.9 and 20.5. But in the final, Carr edged past him around the turn and won in the Olympic-record time of 20.3, with Drayton second in 20.6.The family will receive friends at the E.F. Boyd & Son Funeral Home, 15357 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, from 6 to 8 p.m. today. The funeral is at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at St. Cecilia's Church, 3476 E. 152d St., Cleveland.]]></text>
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