Both were born in Alabama, Albritton in Danville and Owens in nearby Oakville; both attended East Technical High School in Cleveland, Ohio; both attended the Ohio State University; both were members of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity; both competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
East Tech's first principal was James F. Barker (1906–1911) from Muskegon, Michigan.
The Willson is on East 55th Street near Cleveland's East Technical High School.
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