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'''Harry Eugene Drake''' (born in [[Kansas]] on May 7, 1915 – July 28, 1997 died in [[Nevada]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Drake|first=Harry|title=Nevada, Death Index, 1980-2012|url=http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?MS_AdvCB=1&db=NVDeathIndex&rank=1&new=1&so=3&MSAV=2&msT=1&pcat=34&gss=ms_r_db&gsfn=Harry&gsfn_x=1&gsln=Drake&gsln_x=1&msbdy=1915&msbdy_x=1&msbdm_x=1&msbdd_x=1&msddy=1997&msddy_x=1&msddm_x=1&msddd_x=1&uidh=924&msbdd=7&msbdm=5&msddd=28&msddm=7|publisher=ancestry.com|accessdate=1 November 2013}}</ref>) was an [[Archery|archer]] and [[bowyer]]. Drake was an early pioneer in work on modern implementations of the [[composite bow]] design.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbhsaa.net/hallfame/bios/harrydrake.htm |title=HARRY EUGENE DRAKE 1915 |publisher=Cbhsaa.net |date= |accessdate=2009-07-27}}</ref> |
'''Harry Eugene Drake''' (born in [[Kansas]] on May 7, 1915 – July 28, 1997 died in [[Nevada]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Drake|first=Harry|title=Nevada, Death Index, 1980-2012|url=http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?MS_AdvCB=1&db=NVDeathIndex&rank=1&new=1&so=3&MSAV=2&msT=1&pcat=34&gss=ms_r_db&gsfn=Harry&gsfn_x=1&gsln=Drake&gsln_x=1&msbdy=1915&msbdy_x=1&msbdm_x=1&msbdd_x=1&msddy=1997&msddy_x=1&msddm_x=1&msddd_x=1&uidh=924&msbdd=7&msbdm=5&msddd=28&msddm=7|publisher=ancestry.com|accessdate=1 November 2013}}</ref>) was an [[Archery|archer]] and [[bowyer]]. Drake was an early pioneer in work on modern implementations of the [[composite bow]] design.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbhsaa.net/hallfame/bios/harrydrake.htm |title=HARRY EUGENE DRAKE 1915 |publisher=Cbhsaa.net |date= |accessdate=2009-07-27 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705162951/http://www.cbhsaa.net/hallfame/bios/harrydrake.htm |archivedate=2008-07-05 |df= }}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Revision as of 16:50, 30 October 2017
Harry Eugene Drake | |
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| Born | May 7, 1915 |
| Died | July 28, 1997 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Bowyer |
| Known for | Bowyery, world record for longest shot with a longbow |
Harry Eugene Drake (born in Kansas on May 7, 1915 – July 28, 1997 died in Nevada[1]) was an archer and bowyer. Drake was an early pioneer in work on modern implementations of the composite bow design.[2]
Biography
Drake broke the world record for the longest shot with a footbow on October 24, 1971, with a shot that flew 2,028 yards (1,854 m).[3]
1983: 1.873 km[4]
References
- ^ Drake, Harry. "Nevada, Death Index, 1980-2012". ancestry.com. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ "HARRY EUGENE DRAKE 1915". Cbhsaa.net. Archived from the original on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Harry Drake sets longest arrow flight by a footbow (1 mile 268 yds) October 24 in History". Brainyhistory.com. 1971-10-24. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
- ^ https://books.google.de/books?id=iCX5Yj5of-wC&pg=PA61
External links
- Harry Drake at the Bowhunters Hall of Fame
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