Bobby Joe Morrow was an American sprinter who won three gold medals at the 1956 Olympics.
15 Facts About Bobby Morrow
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Bobby Morrow has been called "the dominant sprinter of the 1950s" and "the most relaxed sprinter of all time, even more so than his hero Jesse Owens".
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Bobby Morrow was a sprinter at Abilene Christian University, and became a member of the men's club Frater Sodalis in 1955.
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Bobby Morrow won the sprint double in the national college championships and defended his AAU title.
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Bobby Morrow then went to the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, where he won three gold medals and was the leader of the American sprint team.
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Bobby Morrow then led an American sweep of the medals in the 200-meter dash, while equaling the world record at that distance with a time of 20.6 seconds.
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Bobby Morrow was the first sprinter since Jesse Owens in 1936 to win gold medals in those three events.
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Bobby Morrow achieved great fame after winning his three gold medals, and was featured on the covers of Life and SPORT, as well as Sports Illustrated.
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Bobby Morrow appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show and Arthur Godfrey and His Friends, and addressed a joint session of the Texas legislature.
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Bobby Morrow made a short comeback before the 1960 Olympic Games, but failed to qualify for the US Olympic team.
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Bobby Morrow was on hand to help dedicate the new facility.
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Bobby Morrow was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1989 and into the Texas Track and Field Coaches Hall of Fame in 2016.
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Bobby Morrow was married to Jo Ann Strickland, whom he met in high school, in what was described as a "fairy-tale marriage".
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Bobby Morrow subsequently moved to Ohio, where he met and married Judy.
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Bobby Morrow died of natural causes on May 30,2020, at his home in Harlingen, Texas, at the age of 84.