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Rafer Lewis Johnson (August 18, 1934 – December 2, 2020) was an American decathlete and film actor. He was the 1960 Olympic gold medalist in the decathlon, having won silver in 1956. He had previously won a gold at the 1955 Pan American Games.
Dec 2, 2020 · Rafer Johnson, who carried the American flag into Rome’s Olympic Stadium in August 1960 as the first Black captain of a United States Olympic team and went on to win gold in a memorable decathlon...
Dec 3, 2020 · Johnson won the gold medal at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert Kennedy's assassin in 1968. He also played basketball for John Wooden, set world records in the decathlon and acted in movies.
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Dec 2, 2020 · Rafer Johnson, the 1960 Olympic champion in the decathlon, has died at 86. The decathlete set the world record three times and appeared in movies along side Elvis Presley and Frank...
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Dec 2, 2020 · Rafer Johnson, winner of the 1960 Olympic decathlon gold medal, was a man whose legacy was interwoven with Los Angeles history, beginning with his performances as a world-class athlete at UCLA...
Dec 3, 2020 · Rafer Johnson, who ended his famed track and field career with an exciting win in the 1960 Olympic decathlon, died Tuesday in Los Angeles, according to UCLA and USA Track & Field....
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Dec 2, 2020 · Johnson won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Games with a world record of 8392 points. He also starred in several movies, co-founded the California Special Olympics and helped capture Robert F Kennedy's assassin in 1968.
