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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 3, 2020 · Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy's assassin in 1968, died Wednesday at age 86. He...
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 · 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....
Dec 2, 2020 · Olympic gold medalist Rafer Johnson, who helped bring Summer Games to L.A., dies at 86. Rafer Johnson prepares to light the Olympic flame at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to open the...
Aug 14, 2024 · Rafer Johnson (born August 18, 1934, Hillsboro, Texas, U.S.—died December 2, 2020, Los Angeles, California) was an American athlete and actor, who won a gold medal in the decathlon at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome.
Dec 3, 2020 · Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin in 1968, died Wednesday. He was 86.
Dec 5, 2020 · Olympic champion Rafer Johnson's graciousness and humbleness were part of his legend, something that is increasingly rare in today's me-first world.
Dec 2, 2020 · Rafer Johnson, who was among the world's greatest athletes when he won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics, and who helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin in...
Dec 2, 2020 · World Athletics is deeply saddened to hear that 1960 Olympic decathlon champion Rafer Johnson – widely regarded as one of the all-time greats in the combined events – died on Wednesday (2) at the age of 86.