Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Track and Field Icon John Thomas Dies at 71

“John meant a lot to me and to BU,” track and field and cross-country director Robyne Johnson says of Thomas, who in 1960 set the world outdoor high jump record by jumping 7 feet, 3¾ inches, at an Olympic trial in California.
http://www.bu.edu/today/2013/track-and-field-icon-john-thomas-dies-at-71/

Robyne Johnson (Berkeley HS, CA; Texas)

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