Ralph Boston, the Olympic long jump champion who broke Jesse Owens' world record then later had his own mark eclipsed by Bob Beamon's record-shattering leap at the Mexico.
Ralph Boston, the Olympic long jump champion who broke Jesse Owens world record then later had his own mark eclipsed by Bob Beamon s record-shattering leap at the Mexico City Games, died Sunday. He was 83.
Boston was the first person to reach the 27-foot mark in the long jump and his first world record came before the Rome Olympics in 1960 beating Jesse Owens' record.