Andy Payne

American law clerk and ultradistance runner (1907–1977)

Andrew Hartley Payne (November 17, 1907 – December 3, 1977) was an American member of the Cherokee Nation who served as a law clerk to the Oklahoma Supreme Court for nearly four decades. He is perhaps best remembered as the winner of the first Trans-American Footrace, an ultramarathon run in 1928.²

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Born Nov 16, 1907, died Dec 3, 1977.¹