Egon Erickson
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Egon R. Erickson (July 4, 1888 – January 20, 1973) was an American track and field athlete, a member of the Mott Haven Athletic Club, the Irish American Athletic Club and the New York City Police Department from 1911 until his retirement in 1939. At the time of his retirement, Erickson was attached to the Detective Bureau.
He competed in the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden, in the high jump competition, tying with Jim Thorpe for fourth place.
He was born in Gothenburg, Sweden and is buried in St. Raymond's Cemetery, in the The Bronx, New York, United States.
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