Arthur Garford

January 23, 1933: Arthur Garford, an 1875 graduate of Elyria High School, dies. Garford, a cashier and bookkeeper, saves his money, becomes a banker and eventually the inventor of the padded bicycle seat. Known as the Garford Saddle, over 1 million were sold in the first few years of production and Garford never looked back to his dreary days as a store clerk.
More Fascinating Ohio