ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. --- On Friday morning, Adolph Plummer, one of the greatest Lobos not just in UNM track and field history, but in UNM athletics history, was immortalized with a plaque at the UNM Track Complex in a ceremony attended by former teammates, local dignitaries, and media. The ceremony culminated with a proclamation declaring today "Adolph Plummer Day" in Albuquerque.
Plummer, who was inducted in the New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame in 1976, set the world record in the 440-yard dash, becoming the first human to run a recorded sub-45 second race, clocking in at 44.