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Special Olympics torch to visit Bell Tower

Special Olympics torch to visit Bell Tower
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Rafer Johnson honored by community

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With a former principal of the junior high school named in his honor leading the way, the Kingsburg City Council adopted a resolution honoring him. Newly elected Mayor Laura North told several stories about Johnson, who some call âThe Worldâs Greatest Athlete.â
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With no members of the public present due to the pandemic, the council and city officials heard words of praise for Johnson from a State Senator.
Here is the text of the Resolution, without the Whereas:
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On Dec. 2, 2020, one of Kingsburgâs most distinguished hometown heroes, Rafer Lewis Johnson, passed away at 86. He was a 1960 Olympic gold medalist in the Decathlon, after getting silver in 1956 and a gold in a 1955 Pan American games. At the 1960 Rome Olympics, Johnson was the US teams flag bearer, the first Black American to do so. Mr. Johnson also lit the Olympic Flame when the Olympics came to Los Angeles in 1984. ....

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Rafer Johnson, once the "World's Greatest Athlete," dies at age 86

Rafer Johnson, once the “World’s Greatest Athlete,” dies at age 86
Rafer Johnson, the winner of the 1960 Olympic decathlon gold medal, died on December 2, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Johnson was the African-American son of Texas farmworkers who rose to become the “World’s Greatest Athlete,” the unofficial title bestowed on the winner of the Olympic decathlon at a time when track and field stars received the adulation that today is bestowed on the professional football and basketball superstars.
Johnson embracing C. K. Yang at the conclusion of the decathlon in the Rome Olympics in 1960
The decathlon is a grueling two-day, 10-event sport that tests versatility, strength, speed and endurance that includes sprints, high hurdles, pole-vaulting, the high jump and broad jump, the javelin and discus throws, and the 1,500-meter run. ....

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