Henry Gaylord Cleaveland II, (just call him Brud),
84, was born in Cleveland, OH, 12/10/17. As a wee lad, he was the "Little
Brudder" to his two big sisters. Shortly afterwards, it was just
"Brud." Yes, he does have a connection to the city with a
similar spelling. His great, great, great, great uncle Moses, founded
Cleveland in 1796. The spelling was changed when the newspaper editor
couldn't fit all the letters in the masthead and decided the first "a"
was expendable. Cleaveland attended school in East Cleveland and lettered
in football and diving. At The Ohio State University, he competed in
diving, and his highest achievement was 7th on the 1 meter board at
NCAA's. He taught and coached at Ohio Wesylan before he served in the
Navy during WWII. After the war, he traveled to the west coast and received
his MS and EdD at UCLA, where he was also the swim coach. From 1948-1976,
he taught and coached water polo and gymnastics at Santa Monica College.
In 1971, he competed in diving and swimming with Buster Crabbe at one
of the early Senior Olympics. He made his debut in Masters swimming
at the 1973 Nationals, held in Santa Monica, CA and has been a Maverick
since 1999. Other experiences of note include diving in the Great Lakes
Exposition of 1936; conducting a swim school in Encino, CA from 1950
for 16 years; teaching swimming at an American school in Tokyo, Japan,
1964-1966; placing in the Top Ten in several events since 1975 and being
on two Maverick National record relays. He lists his greatest accomplishments
as running a 3:59 marathon in 1983 and winning the long jump at Senior
Nationals in 2000. An active senior citizen, his goal is to be competitive
through age 90 (and beyond, we hope). Brud and his wife, Betty, live
in New Smyrna Beach, FL.
Henry Gaylord Cleaveland II, (just call him Brud),
84, was born in Cleveland, OH, 12/10/17. As a wee lad, he was the "Little
Brudder" to his two big sisters. Shortly afterwards, it was just
"Brud." Yes, he does have a connection to the city with a
similar spelling. His great, great, great, great uncle Moses, founded
Cleveland in 1796. The spelling was changed when the newspaper editor
couldn't fit all the letters in the masthead and decided the first "a"
was expendable. Cleaveland attended school in East Cleveland and lettered
in football and diving. At The Ohio State University, he competed in
diving, and his highest achievement was 7th on the 1 meter board at
NCAA's. He taught and coached at Ohio Wesylan before he served in the
Navy during WWII. After the war, he traveled to the west coast and received
his MS and EdD at UCLA, where he was also the swim coach. From 1948-1976,
he taught and coached water polo and gymnastics at Santa Monica College.
In 1971, he competed in diving and swimming with Buster Crabbe at one
of the early Senior Olympics. He made his debut in Masters swimming
at the 1973 Nationals, held in Santa Monica, CA and has been a Maverick
since 1999. Other experiences of note include diving in the Great Lakes
Exposition of 1936; conducting a swim school in Encino, CA from 1950
for 16 years; teaching swimming at an American school in Tokyo, Japan,
1964-1966; placing in the Top Ten in several events since 1975 and being
on two Maverick National record relays. He lists his greatest accomplishments
as running a 3:59 marathon in 1983 and winning the long jump at Senior
Nationals in 2000. An active senior citizen, his goal is to be competitive
through age 90 (and beyond, we hope). Brud and his wife, Betty, live
in New Smyrna Beach, FL.