Editing Brian Maxwell (section)

==Early life==
Maxwell grew up in [[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]], Canada, where he attended Victoria Park Secondary School (now [[Victoria Park Collegiate Institute]]), and he was a member of the Victoria Park Track Club (not associated with the school). The club was coached by [[Commonwealth Games]] [[shot put]] gold medalist [[Dave Steen (shot putter)|Dave Steen]].  While at Victoria Park, he was awarded the Arnold Trophy for excellence in academics and athletics.

In 1975, Maxwell graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in architecture from the [[University of California, Berkeley]], where he was on the Golden Bears [[Track and field|track]] team.<ref name= coach/> As an outstanding student on the team, he won the [[Brutus Hamilton]] Award, named after the University's long-time coach.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-mar-21-me-maxwell21-story.html Brian Maxwell, 51; Marathoner Was a Co-Creator of PowerBar], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', Jon Thurber, March 21, 2004. Retrieved July 8, 2020.</ref>