Norman E. Borlaug was born on March 25, 1914, on a farm near Cresco to Henry and Clara Borlaug, and he lived and worked on a 106 acre farm west of Protivin, Iowa, where he grew to adulthood in the values of a rural community. His education began at the New Oregon township rural school No.8 on his boyhood farm. At Cresco High School, he was an outstanding athlete in football, baseball, and wrestling, and he credited wrestling coach Dave Bartelma with inspiring him to excel; he graduated in 1932. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Minnesota in 1937, a masters degree in 1939, and a doctorate in 1942. Known as the father of the Green Revolution, he began work in Mexico to develop wheat varieties that resisted disease and adapted to unfavorable conditions, and for more than 30 years he worked to improve wheat yields. The Green Revolution improved living conditions for hundreds of millions of people in developing countries including India and Pakistan. In recognition of contributions to world peace through increasing food supply, he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977, and the Congressional Gold Medal in 2007, making him one of five people to receive all three. He died on September 12, 2009, in Dallas, Texas, while still serving on the faculty at Texas A&M University. His legacy includes billions of lives saved from starvation, the education of thousands of scientists worldwide, the creation of the World Food Prize in 1986 to honor major contributions to the world's food supply, and continuing preservation and educational work at his boyhood home through the Norman Borlaug Heritage Foundation.