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Willie May (William Lee May; November 11, 1936 - March 28, 2012) was an American hurdler.

May attended Indiana Unversity, where he won seven Big Ten championships in the hurdles between 1957 and 1959.

He won the silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. May ran 13.99 in that race and was beaten by Lee Calhoun, another American, who ran 13.98. After earning another silver medal at the 1963 Pan American Games, May decided to begin his teaching and coaching career.

May became the head coach of the track and field team at Evanston Township High School in 1975 and continued in that position through the 2006 season. He served as the athletic director at ETHS for 16 years, from 1983 to 2000. As a coach, May led the Wildkits to 24 consecutive Central Suburban League conference championships from 1976 to 1999, five IHSA state trophies, and one state championship (1979). Coach May has been inducted into the Indiana University Athletic Hall of Fame (2000), the Illinois Track & Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame (2007) and the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame (2010).

After retiring as head coach in 2006, May served as an assistant coach to help the new head coach, Don Michelin, complete the transition.

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-'''Willie May''' (''William Lee May;'' born November 11, 1936) is a retired [[United States|American]] [[110 meter hurdles|hurdler]].
+'''Willie May''' (''William Lee May;'' November 11, 1936 - March 28, 2012) was an [[United States|American]] [[110 meter hurdles|hurdler]].
+May attended Indiana Unversity, where he won seven Big Ten championships in the hurdles between 1957 and 1959.
-He won the silver medal at the [[Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics|1960 Summer Olympics]] in [[Rome]]. May ran 13.99 in that race and was beaten by [[Lee Calhoun]], another American, who ran 13.98.
+He won the silver medal at the [[Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics|1960 Summer Olympics]] in [[Rome]]. May ran 13.99 in that race and was beaten by [[Lee Calhoun]], another American, who ran 13.98. After earning another silver medal at the 1963 Pan American Games, May decided to begin his teaching and coaching career.
-May became the head coach of the track and field team at [[Evanston Township High School]] in the 1970s, where he continues to coach hurdling. He currently lives in Chicago and is serving as an assistant coach to help the new head coach, Don Michelin, complete the transition.
+May became the head coach of the track and field team at [[Evanston Township High School]] in 1975 and continued in that position through the 2006 season. He served as the athletic director at ETHS for 16 years, from 1983 to 2000. As a coach, May led the Wildkits to 24 consecutive Central Suburban League conference championships from 1976 to 1999, five IHSA state trophies, and one state championship (1979). Coach May has been inducted into the Indiana University Athletic Hall of Fame (2000), the Illinois Track & Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame (2007) and the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame (2010).
+After retiring as head coach in 2006, May served as an assistant coach to help the new head coach, Don Michelin, complete the transition.
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