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R.G. Acton
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R.G. Acton coached Vanderbilt from 1896 to 1898, compiling a 10-7-3 record and winning the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1897.
Acton, born in Kinselle, Ireland, died of a morphine overdose in 1900. He was 35 years old.
An itinerant journalist, Christopher has moved between states 11 times in seven years. Formally an injury-prone Division I 800-meter specialist, he now wanders the Rockies in search of high peaks.
