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- The Guineas Book of World Records recognizes one of his feats as the greatest distance any man has cast a missile by means of muscle power alone.
- For 29 straight years, since 1947, a Drake bow held the Men's National Flight record
- National Archery Association Flight Champion, 1951 and 58
- National Archery Association Professional Flight Champion, 1963, 64, 66, 67, 68, 71, 73, 74 and 76
- First person to shoot an arrow over one mile; accomplishing this at the 1971 National Flight Championships
- Bow designer and manufacturer
- Recipient, National Archery Association's, Thompson Medal of Honor, 1993
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Drake sets three non-amateur men flight records in the 80, 65, and 50 pound classes.The year was 1976
Ad taken from Program at the 1976 Olympic Trials in Oxford, Ohio
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