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She was the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal in Track and Field. She transformed tragedy into triumph winning a second gold medal in the 1936 Olympic Games. At the age of 84, she carried the Olympic Torch as it blazed a path toward Atlanta, GA for the 1996 Olympic Games. THIS IS HER LEGACY.
Betty Robinson grew up outside of Chicago. Born in 1911, she was a typical teenager who used the train to get to school every day. On one particular day in 1928, she was running late. Her Biology teacher, already boarding the train from the upper platform, noticed her from afar and knew that she would be late to class because there was no way ...
Occupation (s) Singer, songwriter. Instrument (s) Vocals. Years active. 1964–2021. Labels. Metromedia, Decca Records, MCA records, 4 Star Records and Melody Mountain. Betty Jean Robinson (born Betty Jean Rhodes; June 17, 1933 – November 25, 2021) was an American country and Christian music singer and songwriter.
Betty Robinson’s sprinting debut was a sprint in itself. After only four months of training, she challenged the US record-holder Helen Filkey and got her spot on the US Olympic team at only 16 years of age.
Relive Elizabeth Robinson's gold medal-winning performance in the 100m at Amsterdam 1928. View the Olympic video: Elizabeth Robinson Wins 100m Gold, plus get access to similar videos and galleries.
James and Betty have three children and 11 grandchildren, and reside in Fort Worth, where their program LIFE Today and their ministry LIFE Outreach are based. They lost their daughter Robin to throat cancer in late 2012. Dominionism. In 1979, Robison lost his regular slot on WFAA-TV in Dallas for preaching a sermon calling homosexuality a sin ...
Betty Robison cohosts LIFE Today with her husband James. The program reaches more than 300 million households in North America, Europe and Australia. The Robisons founded LIFE Outreach International, a worldwide media ministry and missions organization. Betty is also the author of the inspirational best-seller Free to be Me, and co-author of ...
