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Bill Crothers (born December 24, 1940, in Markham, Ontario) is a retired Canadian athlete. who specialized in 400 and 800 meter running. He had taken up running at 15 years old and in 1963, he received the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's best athlete after running the two fastest 880-yard times and winning national championships in Canada, Great Britain and the United States of America.

Early Life
Bill Crothers was born in Markham, Ontario and he grew up in East York, Ontario while attending Agincourt Collegiate Institute.[1]  He then moved on to attend university in nearby Toronto at the prestigious, University of Toronto where he received his degree in Pharmaceutical studies. After graduation, he decided to pursue his amateur track and field career, while postponing an academic career.

Career
After graduating from the University of Toronto, Crothers moved on to committing full time to sport and he was eventually selected to represent Canada at the Tokyo Olympics in 1964 where he won silver competing in 800 meter running. For this accomplishment, he was awarded the Lou Conacher award in 1964, this award is awarded to Canada'ss top male athlete's. At one point, Crothers held the Canadian record for all distances from 400 metres to 1500 metres and held the world 800 metres indoor record. Crothers was ranked by Track & Field News as the top 800 metres runner of 1965 and the second best of the decade. Also, in 1966, Crother received a silver medal in 800 and 4x400 m events. He has been inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame (1965), the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (1971), and the University of Toronto Athletic's Hall of Fame (1987).

Personal Life
After his sporting days were over, Crothers became a pharmacist (Kiernan-Crothers Pharmacy) in the Markham area for many years and was a trustee for the York Region District School Board. Bill Crother's Secondary School in Markham, Ontario is an athletic-focused secondary school that opened in his honour in August 2008.