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   Rafer Johnson was an American decathlete who won the gold medal at the 1960 Olympics and the silver at the 1956 Olympics. He also acted in several films, tackled Robert F. Kennedy's assassin, and created the California Special Olympics.

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3. www.cbsnews.com › news › olympic-champion-raferOlympic champion Rafer Johnson, who also helped apprehend ...

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   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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4. www.nytimes.com › olympics › rafer-johnson-deadRafer Johnson, Winner of a Memorable Decathlon, Is Dead

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   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...

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     Rafer Johnson vs. C.K. Yang: greatest decathlon duel ever? | NBC Sports

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     Rafer Johnson on his Experiences as a UCLA Bruin

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6. www.cnn.com › 2020/12/02 › usRafer Johnson, 1960 Olympic decathlon champion, dies at 86

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   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....

7. www.latimes.com › 2020/12/02 › rafer-johnson-deadRafer Johnson dead: Olympic gold medalist helped bring Games ...

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   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...

8. www.nbcnews.com › news › sportsRafer Johnson, 1960 Olympic decathlon champion, dies at 86

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   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.

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   Who is Rafer Johnson?

   • Rafer Johnson of the U.S. and winner of the decathlon at the 1960 Summer Olympics holds the torch aloft to light the Olympic flame during the opening ceremony for the XXIII Olympic Games on July 28 1984, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Steve Powell / Getty Images

   Olympic champion Rafer Johnson, who also helped apprehend Robert

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   How did Rafer Johnson die?

   • 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 died at his home in the Sherman Oaks section of Los Angeles, according to family friend Michael Roth. No cause of death was announced.

   Olympic champion Rafer Johnson, who also helped apprehend Robert

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   Did Rafer Johnson win the 1960 Olympic decathlon?

   • Rafer Johnson won the 1960 Olympic Decathlon in his last race. 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. He was 86. No cause of death was given.

   Rafer Johnson, 1960 Olympic decathlon champion, dies at 86

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   Who was Rafer Lewis Johnson?

   • Rafer Lewis Johnson was born during the Depression, on Aug. 18, 1934, in Hillsboro, Texas, the second of six children born to Lewis Johnson, a cotton picker and farm handyman, and Alma Gibson Johnson. After a brief move to Oklahoma, the family returned to Texas when Johnson was 3 and settled in a Dallas home with no electricity or indoor plumbing.

   Rafer Johnson dead: Olympic gold medalist helped bring Games to L.A

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10. www.britannica.com › biography › Rafer-JohnsonRafer Johnson | Biography, Medals, Films, & Facts | Britannica

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    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.