 Ulis
Silk
1994 Greater Flint
Afro-American Hall of Fame Inductee
Category: TRACK
Parents: Mother Deliliah Duell (Missionary)
Wife: Velma Silk
Son: Erick A. Silk
Ulus came to Flint in 1941 and grew up in a one parent home. He attended
Parkland, Fairview and Clark Elementary Schools, Whittier Jr. High
and graduated from Flint Central and Mott Community College.
As a child, Ulus lived across the from Clark school which provided
him with always having someone to race. While attending junior high
and playing basketball and football, coaches told him he had a great
talent for track and field. He was encouraged not to play other sports
because he might injure his legs. At Central, taking their advice,
he excelled in track. Ulus ran dashes and participated on the cross
country team. He later decided to concentrate on the 440 and began
setting city and valley records.
He earned five letters in track and received many scholarship offers.
In 1952, Ulus won the city 440, tying the cities oldest standing track
record set in 1932 with a time of 52 seconds flat. The Saginaw Valley
Champion - 44053.3, Regional Champion - 440, 53 seconds flat. He set
a Non-Grad track meet record - 440-52.5 seconds.
Ulus continued his record pace, improving his time in 1953. He set
the Central record by breaking Ingram's 1948 51.5-440, with a time
of 51.1 seconds. He also set the Saginaw Valley record - 440-51.4 seconds,
and won the City Meet - 440-51.1 seconds. He was Central's number two
cross country runner and was awarded Central's Most Valuable in Track
in 1953.
Ulus was in the U. S. Army from 1957-59. A Mott College major in Math
and Science., he earned a Journeyman card in Tool and Die and received
all A's and one B in Blue Prints. He retired from A.C. after 35 years
of service. A great Flint Champion.
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