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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...
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    Randall David Johnson (born September 10, 1963), nicknamed "the Big Unit", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 22 seasons in...
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    Football Hall of Fame. Johnson was born in Dallas and raised in Kingsburg, California. He was the younger brother of Rafer Johnson, winner of the decathlon...
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    as Cassius Clay (later known as Muhammad Ali), Oscar Robertson, and Rafer Johnson who competed in Italy. As an Olympic champion in the early 1960s, Rudolph...
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  • film starring Mike Henry in his third and final appearance as Tarzan. Rafer Johnson and Aliza Gur co-star. The film was produced by Sy Weintraub and Robert...
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    Other famous final torch bearers include 1960 decathlon gold medallist Rafer Johnson, who became the first person of African descent to light the cauldron...
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  • the surname Johnson: Aaron Johnson Abby Johnson Adam Johnson Al Johnson Alan Johnson Albert Johnson Alexander or Alex Johnson Alice Johnson Andrew or Andy...
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  • Rafer is a given name which may refer to: Rafer Alston (born 1976), basketball player Rafer Johnson (1935–2020), American actor and former decathlete...
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    an Olympic marathon. He prepares to be interviewed on television by Rafer Johnson afterward, told that he will be asked questions like what got him into...
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    college at UCLA, where he trained and competed with teammate and Olympian Rafer Johnson and was coached by Elvin C. Drake. Yang played baseball at the Taitung...
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    assassinated in Los Angeles in 1968. Grier and Olympic decathlon gold medalist Rafer Johnson heard shots fired ahead of them. As Grier caught up he saw men wrestling...
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  • Bobby Hatfield (1940–2003), singer Rudolf Ising (1903–1992), animator Rafer Johnson (1934–2020), Olympic decathlete and actor Dick Lane (1899–1982), actor...
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  • Letícia Román as Meg Dave King as Pee Wee John Richardson as Percy Rafer Johnson as John Gammel Robert Stephens as Henry Morgan Rachel Stephens as Phoebe...
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    Henderson, 1971 Paul Hoy Helms, 1958 Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch, 2005 Rafer Johnson, 2009 Thomas LaBonge, 2022 Israeli Olympic Athletes, 1984 Pope John...
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  • and starring Elvis Presley, Hope Lange, Tuesday Weld, Millie Perkins, Rafer Johnson and John Ireland. Based on the 1958 novel The Lost Country by J. R....
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    Helsinki 7,985 7,608 Rafer Johnson  USA 1955-06-11 Kingsburg 8,014 7,653 Vasili Kuznetsov  URS 1958-05-18 Krasnodar 8,302 7,989 Rafer Johnson  USA 1958-07-28...
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    Stadium. The Rings were used in the 1984 Summer Olympics and were lit by Rafer Johnson during the Opening Ceremony at the LA Coliseum. The Swim Stadium was...
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  • The relay culminated in the Olympics' opening ceremony on July 28. Rafer Johnson was the final torchbearer who lit the cauldron, becoming the first black...
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    completed a lap around the track, then handed it off to the final runner, Rafer Johnson, winner of the decathlon at the 1960 Summer Olympics. With the torch...
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    Bannister 1955: Johnny Podres 1956: Bobby Morrow 1957: Stan Musial 1958: Rafer Johnson 1959: Ingemar Johansson 1960: Arnold Palmer 1961: Jerry Lucas 1962:...
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  • meters in one of the most dominating performances in Olympic history. Rafer Johnson defeated his rival, fellow U.C.L.A. Bruin and friend C.K. Yang in one...
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    Retrieved on 12 September 2013. Gabriella Pieraccini (May 25, 2019). "Johnson-Thompson and Warner reinforce dominance with overnight leads in Götzis"...
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    throw in the world for 2014. As a guest competitor at the UCLA hosted Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner Kersee Invitational on April 11, 2015, Kovacs improved...
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  • competition quickly became a battle between UCLA training partners Rafer Johnson and Yang Chuan-kwang, known as C.K. Yang. After two years of training...
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  • sides. The cast also includes Richard Attenborough, Honor Blackman, Rafer Johnson, John Thaw, Andrew Keir, and Julian Glover. It was the final feature...
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    only Native American flag bearer in the Winter or Summer Olympics. Rafer Johnson became the first African American to serve as the nation's flag bearer...
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  • Community Relations: DR-10 aired in 1968 and also featured Don Marshall, Rafer Johnson and O. J. Simpson in a minor role. In the early 1970s, Elliott had a...
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    co-founder of DHL Worldwide Express Jimmy Johnson, cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers Rafer Johnson, Olympic gold-medal decathlete Slim Pickens...
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    professional football player Rosey Grier, and 1960 Olympic gold medalist Rafer Johnson were among several men who subdued and disarmed Sirhan after a struggle...
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    Prime Prep Academy. Sanders was later fired as the coach after CFO Kevin Johnson alleged Sanders assaulted him. Sanders publicly denied the claim, but witnesses...
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