While a student at the University of North Dakota, where he was a running back for the football team as well, Pollard Jr. competed for the United States in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin in the 110 meter hurdles where he won the bronze medal.
While a student at the University of North Dakota team as well, Pollard Jr. competed for the United States in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin in the 110 meter hurdles. He won the bronze medal. He was a running back for the football.