Dwayne Strozier
2006 Greater Flint Afro-American
Hall of Fame Inductee
Category: Multiple Sports
Dwayne grew up on Flint’s north side, he attended Sacred Heart
Elementary, Saint Agnes, Jr. High and graduated from Flint Powers High
School.
Dwayne excelled in football and track at Powers, however, his best
sport was in track and field. Coming from Powers, (a class B parochial
school) Duane’s speed made him one of the fastest runners to
come out of the Flint area. He shattered two of the oldest class B
records in track by winning the 100 yard dash with a time of 9.5 seconds
and the 220 yard dash in 20.8 seconds. Dwayne ran in the Russina United
States Junior Track Meet in Nebraska, where his relay team tied the
world record and he won the 200 meter dash.
In May of 1974 Dwayne put on a sparkling performance in the class
B regional track meet in Fenton, Michigan, winning the 100 yard dash
in 9.4 seconds and later captured the 220 yard dash in 21.3 seconds.
He ran a leg on the winning 440 relay team and took second in the long
jump to emerge as the meets outstanding individual by accounting for
17 1/2 points.
In the city track meet, Dwayne ran a time of 9.6 seconds in the 100
yard dash and a 21.3 in the 220 yard dash pushing such standout predecessors
as Herb Washington, William Wallace, Willie Polk, Ron Watkins and Mark
Carrington out of the record books.
“He is a powerful runner” said coach McGonigle, “very
coachable and a hard worker, he adds a lot of spirit to the team.”
In the state meet Dwayne ran the 220 yard dash in 21.2 seconds and
appeared to erase the 29 year mark of 21.8, but because of a small
wind he was not given the record.
In Mansfield, Ohio, Dwayne won the 100 yard dash with a time of 9.5
seconds, he was destined to become the greatest sprinter in Flint high
school history. He finished a close second to Larry Johnson of Dayton,
Ohio in the 220 yard dash. Dwayne ran a time of 21.0 seconds and Johnson
ran a 20.9.
In his senior year at Powers, Duane received a track scholarship to
the University of Arizona.
Dwayne lives in Venice, California and is the Operations Manager for
DS Waters.
Dwayne you have made Flint proud, this is truly your night.
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