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Mar 18, 2024 · Rafer Johnson, American athlete and actor, who won a gold medal in the decathlon at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome. He later appeared in various films, including Licence to Kill (1989). Present when Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1968, he helped subdue the gunman, Sirhan Sirhan.
Dec 3, 2020 · Dec. 2, 2020, 5:22 PM PST. By The Associated Press. LOS ANGELES — Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin in 1968, died...
Dec 3, 2020 · December 3, 20203:57 PM ET. Heard on All Things Considered. NPR remembers Rafer Johnson, an Olympic champion in the decathlon, who died this week at age 86. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: An Olympic...
Dec 3, 2020 · CNN —. 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...
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...
Dec 3, 2020 · Rafer Johnson, who became known as the world’s greatest athlete after winning the Olympic decathlon in 1960 and who later raced to subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin after a presidential...
Dec 2, 2020 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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. He died at his home in the...
