Glenn Davis set the world 440 yard record in Berkeley in 1958

World Record 440 yards

45.7y Glenn Davis (USA) Berkeley 14.06.1958
NCAA Championship, Edwards Field, 14.45 Hr: 1. Davis 45.7 (all 3 watches 45.7). 2. Eddie Southern 46.5, 3. Jack Yerman 46.6, 4. Ivan Rogfriguez (PUR) 46.8, 5. Nicholson Ellis 47.1, 6. John Zetzman 47.1, 7. Jesse Nixon 47.8, 8. Chuck Carlson 48.2. Halves: 22.0 and 23.7.

Source IAAF World Records