The Lexington Lions Club Patriots Day Road Race is one of the oldest Road Races in the United States. It was first run in 1914 when it was originated and sponsored be the Lexington Athletic Association (LAA). The Patriots Day Road Race was originally refered to as the "Paul Revere Marathon" when it first began in 1914.
In 1914, Ralph "Curlie" Currier was among the 10 runners competing in the first running of the race. He finished 1st place. He is shown in the photograph below.
The original trophy won by Currier was donated back the the Lexington Lions Club by his family in 2006. The trophy will be on display on Patriots Day at the Road Race Registration area and during the awards Ceremony. In honor of Ralph Curlie Currier his family has donated a trophy in his name which is inscribed with the name of every 1st place finisher of the Patriots Day Road Race from 1914 to present.
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Ralph "Curlie" Currier -
1st Place Finisher 1914
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Original Silver Cup Trophy Awarded to Currier in 1914
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New Trophy - Currier Cup
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Here is a list of the 1st place finishers from 1914 to present:
Year |
1st Place Winner |
1914 |
Ralph "Curlie" Currier |
1915 |
Carl Page |
1916 |
Raymond Moore |
1917 |
John Lynch |
1919 |
Dominick Modono |
1920 |
James E. Durkin |
1921 |
James E. Durkin |
1922 |
James E. Durkin |
1923 |
Leonard Short |
1926 |
Joseph Murphy |
1927 |
Albert MacDonald |
1928 |
Vincent Carroll |
1929 |
Winfield Ricker |
1932 |
Evan Etnecul |
1933 |
Dick Yerepud |
1939 |
Mike Prohodsky |
1940 |
Richard Cleveland |
1941 |
James O'Leary |
1947 |
Frank Darrah |
1948 |
Dick Carmichael |
1949 |
John Kauppinen |
1951 |
Al Roberts |
1952 |
Fred Schoeffler |
1953 |
Richard Ollen |
1954 |
Fred Schoeffler |
1955 |
Ed Shea |
1959 |
Bill Squires |
1960 |
Russ Bennet |
1961 |
Anthony Sapienza |
1962 |
Robert Vinton |
1963 |
Raymond Crothers |
1965 |
Greg Kent |
1966 |
Fred Schoeffler |
1968 |
Paul Hoss |
1969 |
Charles Lange |
1970 |
Manuel Slate |
1971 |
Arthur Dulong |
1972 |
James J. Capezzuto |
1973 |
Dan Moynihan |
1975 |
Hamilton Amer |
1978 |
Fred Doyle |
1979 |
Steve Lavorgna |
1980 |
Steve Hunt |
1981 |
Henry Phelan |
1982 |
Don Ricciato |
1983 |
Jay Legre |
1984 |
Matteo Cucchiara |
1985 |
Ed McCarthy |
1986 |
Stephen Desisto |
1987 |
Bob Bradford |
1988 |
Sedric Smith |
1989 |
Dermot Fitzpatrick |
1990 |
John Goodwin |
1991 |
John Raach |
1992 |
Brad Hurst |
1993 |
Dermot Fitzpatrick |
1994 |
Dan Stetanisko |
1995 |
Bill Solimine |
1996 |
Rob O'Hara |
1997 |
Paul Hammond |
1998 |
Chris Teague |
1999 |
Larry Sayers |
2000 |
Will Ronco |
2001 |
Robert Winn |
2002 |
Ted Fitzpatrick |
2003 |
Ben Nephew |
2004 |
Andrew McCarron |
2005 |
Andrew McCarron |
2006 |
Jon Korhonen |
2007 |
Stephen Morris |
2008 |
Benjamin Ndaya |
2009 |
Kevin Rock Gray |
2010 |
Paul Morris |
2011 |
Paul Morris |
2012 |
Eric Blake |
2013 |
Eric Sofen |
2014 |
Benjamin Jacobson |
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