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February 2, 1937
Win “Skinny” Whipple died at his home in Arkadelphia (Clark County) almost a year after having a leg amputated. Today, this former high school and college track and field star is remembered for his 1933 record-setting jump of twenty-four feet. This record, which held for fifty-one years, gained Whipple a posthumous induction into the Arkansas Track & Field Hall of Fame for the overall Arkansas high school long jump record.