Glorianne Aurore PERRIER

In 1960, Glo Perrier won the first U.S. National Championship in kayaking. She repeated as K-1 champion in 1961 but then turned to the team events. She paddled behind her stroke, Francine Fox, in the 1964 Olympics as well as in four National Championships – K-2 in 1963-65, and K-4 in 1965. An all-around athlete, she competed in oftball, basketball, speed skating, and bowling, in addition to kayaking. Perrier attended George Washington University. She remained in Washington where she worked as an administrative clerk for the government for 35 years. After her retirement in 1983, Perrier settled in northern Alabama. At age 73 she taught herself to ride a Harley, and rode it across the US twice and up into Nova Scotia.