Displaying items by tag: track & field
Jim Thorpe
The Associated Press named Jim Thorpe the greatest athlete of the first half of the 20th Century, and with the myriad of sports that he excelled in, it should have been an easy vote.
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- Sport Track & Field, Football, Baseball
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Statistics
1 Decathlon Olympic Gold Medal (1912)
1 Pentathlon Olympic Gold Medal (1912)
1 First Team All-Pro (1923)
2-Time All-American (1911 & 1912)
Member of the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame
Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Member of the College Football Hall of Fame
Named to the NFL 1920s All-Decade
Named to the NFL 50th Anniversary Team
Jesse Owens
In 1935, Owens was enrolled at Ohio State set records in the 100 m dash and long jump, and there was no doubt that he was the top athlete in track and field. Owens went into the 1936 Berlin Olympics as the heavy favorite in what would be politically charged games. These were the games held in Nazi Germany, and its leader, Adolf Hitler, would be in attendance.
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- Sport Track & Field
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Statistics
One 100 m Olympic Gold Medal (1936)
One 200 m Olympic Gold Medal (1936)
One 4x100 m Relay Olympic Gold Medal (1936)
One Olympic Long Jump Gold (1936)
Member of the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame
Member of the IAAF Hall of Fame