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NFT: Passing of Olympic track star - Bobby Morrow ...

Manny in CA : 5/31/2020 11:19 pm

He was 84.

Morrow from little Abilene Christian College (Texas) won three gold metals at the Melbourne Olympic in 1956 joining Jess Owensin this feat. Later, Carl Lewis and Usain Bolt did the same.

RIP  
moaltch : 6/1/2020 1:03 pm : link
I believe former Giants WR Johnny Perkins went to Abeline Chrstian.
I am a big  
Burt in Alameda : 6/4/2020 4:30 pm : link
track and field fan, and the 1956 Olympics were the first games that I really remember. I became a fan of Morrow then. Winning the three sprinting titles has always been a big deal, and he will always be remembered for that.
Did..  
FatMan in Charlotte : 6/4/2020 4:32 pm : link
he compete in Berlin??
Thank you for your question ...  
Manny in CA : 6/5/2020 8:44 pm : link

About Berlin: I assume you mean the '36 Olympics. Probably not, Bobby was born in '35.

Unless he ran the sprints in diapers.
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