When Frank Wykoff stepped off the train at Southern Pacific Station -- he was only   expecting a welcoming  committee headed by the Mayor of Glendale, his old schoolmates from Glendale Union High School, and a few news reporters --  not  thousands of fans waving Old Glory and Olympic Flags all the way along the  decorated streets leading up and down Glendale's busy business area.

 

The music of the Glendale Elks Club echoed loudly along the parade route as it  played  "The Conquering  Hero Comes," and "Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here," over and over again.  Hundreds of Glendale citizens and spectators decided to join in on the parade by spontaneously creating a procession of honking horns that disbanded at  Harvard  High School  Athletic Field -- where to Frank's astonishment,  was another crowd of a thousand patriots awaiting his arrival.

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HOMECOMING BANQUET

Glendale, California

September 7, 1928

 

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Civic leaders of Glendale and friends congregate to honor 18 year old

Olympic Champion,  Frank Wykoff upon his return from Amsterdam.

 

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Frank Wykoff described to reporters the complaints of U.S.A. athletes who were all housed for weeks on a floating hotel (the Steamship) -- even during the Olympic games.