Although Burghley did attend Cambridge, he was not a contemporary of Harold Abrahams, as Abrahams was an undergraduate from 1919 to 1923 and Burghley was at Cambridge from 1923 to 1927.
Premda je Burghley zbilja pohađao Sveučilište u Cambridgeu, on nije poznavao Harolda Abrahamsa budući je Abrahams studirao od 1919. do 1923., a Burghley od 1923. do 1927. godine.