AuburnTigers.com
AUBURN, Ala - One day on Wall Street in 2008, Dave Maloney and 10 other former college athletes were arguing about who was the best.
Thus was born The Decathlon.
Modeled after the Olympic decathlon and the NFL Scouting Combine, Maloney, a former Auburn track and field and cross country runner, created a series of amateur athletic events that have since raised more than $7,000,000 for pediatric cancer research.
"An innocent start that grew into something that was not planned, but I'm enjoying the journey so far," Maloney says.
Starting in New York City in 2009, The Decathlon's 10 events include a 40-yard dash, pull-ups and a 500-meter rowing contest.