Personal

Parents worked as sharecroppers in Alabama before moving to Cleveland...One of four children...Began hurdling at 8 years old, running in an alley and using abandoned car-seat springs as barriers...Went to the same high school as his boyhood idol Jesse Owens...Spoke to Owens at the 1936 post-Olympic Games victory parade in Cleveland and received his first pair of running shoes from Owens...Fought in World War II as part of the all-black 92nd Infantry Division, known as the Buffalo Soldiers, before going to the Olympic Games London 1948...Won four national collegiate titles in high and low hurdles at Baldwin-Wallace College...Nicknamed “Bones” because of his spindly size and thin body...Worked for the Cleveland Indians franchise and hosted a radio talk show on Cleveland’s WERE...Later served the Cleveland City School District as a business manager...Wrote an autobiography entitled “Bones” in 2012...Father to one daughter, Terri.

Olympic Experience

2-time Olympian; 4-time Olympic medalist (4 gold)

Olympic Games Helsinki 1952, gold (110m Hurdles - Men, 4 x 100m Relay - Men)
Olympic Games London 1948, gold (100m - Men, 4 x 100m Relay - Men)

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