Andrew Hartley Payne
(1907 - 1977)
Andrew Hartley Payne (1907 - 1977) won the 1928 Great Transcontinental Footrace, began in Los Angeles 3/4/28, ended 3,422.3 miles later in NYC 5/26/28.
Andy, of Cherokee ancestry, graduated from Foyil High School, served 36 years as Clerk of Oklahoma Supreme Court, earned law degree from Oklahoma City University, served in the U.S. Army.
Marker is on Andy Payne Boulevard just north of Oklahoma Route 66, on the right when traveling west.
Courtesy hmdb.org
