Jervis Burdick
Jervis Watson Burdick was an American track and field athlete who competed in the high jump during the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Early life and education
He was born on March 8, 1889, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended the William [Penn Charter School]. He entered the University of Pennsylvania where he was captain of the track team. He was champion of the intercollegiate high jump event for three years in a row and set national records. He was a member of the Phi Kappa Beta and Psi Upsilon fraternities. He graduated in 1912 with an A.B. degree.Olympics
In 1912, he was selected as a high jumper on the United States Olympic Team and competed in the Olympics held in Stockholm. He finished twelfth in the Athletics at the [1912 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump|high jump competition].He lived in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, and worked as a broker in the coal business for thirty-five years. He was admitted to the University of Pennsylvania Hall of Fame.
He died on November 11, 1962, in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, and was interred at West [Laurel Hill Cemetery] in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.