Arlie Max Mucks (December 10, 1891 – July 10, 1967) was an American

track and field athlete Track and field is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of ...

who competed in the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...

. In 1912 he finished sixth the discus throw event and 15th in the two handed discus throw competition. In 1916 he added five feet to the college discus record, throwing 145 feet 11 1/2 inches at the Penn Relays.St Alban's Winner of Titles in Relays, ''Washington Post'', April 30, 1916 He was inducted in the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 1964. He died in

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1891 births 1967 deaths American male discus throwers American football guards American male shot putters Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics Wisconsin Badgers football players {{US-discusthrow-athletics-bio-stub