05/10/62 - Chicago
17.87 (87) & 18.17w (92), 8.46 (96) & 8.63w
(86), 10.36 100 (86), 20.21 & 20.12w 200 (85). 2nd 83 WSG,
4th 83 World (3rd LJ), 2nd 84 Oly, 1st 85 W Cup LJ, 1st 87 W Ind,
2nd 87 World, 1st 87 Pan Am, 1st 89 W Ind (3rd LJ), 1st 89 W Cup,
3rd 91 World, 1st 92 Oly, 1st 93 World, 7th 95 World, 4th 96 Oly.
Won GP LJ in 85, TJ in 86, 88, 90, 92 & 94. Former world
indoor record holder with 17.76 (87). At 92 Olympics in the final
round he leapt 18.17 with 2.1m wind (only windy jump in final).
Jumped 17.50 or more every year from 84 to 94 and again in 96
after suffering ankle injury in 95. Seven times US champion
(84-95). In 96 broke LJ personal best of 8.43 set in 85.
Professional trainer of police & attack dogs including
Rottweilers named after Olympic stars; deputy sheriff for
Washington County in Arkansas. A basketball fanatic, he named his
sons Michael and Jordan. Holds second-degree black belt in
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