births
March 31, 1890
Ben Adams, American jumper (died 1961)
Ben Adams (track and field)
Benjamin Willard Adams was an American athlete who competed mainly in the standing jumps. At the 1912 Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the standing high jump and a bronze in the standing long jump, while his elder brother Platt Adams won a gold and a silver, respectively. Ben also competed in the exhibition baseball tournament for Sweden.