John William Wofford | |
Nationality: | American |
Sport: | Equestrian |
Birth Date: | 1 January 1898 |
Birth Place: | High Point, North Carolina, U.S. |
Death Place: | Rochester, Minnesota, U.S. |
John William Wofford (January 1, 1898 - February 27, 1955) was an American equestrian. He competed in two events at the 1932 Summer Olympics.[1]
John William Wofford was born in High Point, North Carolina on January 1, 1898.[1] [2] He moved to Laurens, South Carolina in his youth and graduated from Clemson University in 1918 with a degree in botany. He would go on to be the first Olympian to attend Clemson University.[3]
He earned another degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point, graduating on June 15, 1920, and was commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant of infantry.[2] He retired from the Army in 1943 with the rank of colonel.[4]
He died from cancer at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota on February 27, 1955.[4]