Rafer Johnson

Rafer Johnson (August 18, 1934 – December 2, 2020) was an American decathlete and film and television actor. Quotes The whole decathlon is ridiculous, but the 1,500 meters is insanity. I don't care if I never see Texas again, There's nothing about it I like. If my family had stayed in Texas, I not only wouldn't have represented the United States in the Olympics, I wouldn't have even gone to college. On the way back, it struck me that I could have beaten most of the guys in the meet, That's when I decided to be a decathlon man. Tonight I'm going to shower and then just walk for about four hours and look at the moon, I don't know where - just walk, walk, walk. I've got to unwind. I'm through, man, I'm through. From rags to sport riches, n.d I could have beaten most of those guys. I lost to a good man. Ours was the purest of rivalries, We each wanted the other guy to do well, but we wanted even more to win. There was something pure and innocent about the sport,You ran, you jumped, you threw things, just as young men had done since the dawn of civilisation. 1960 Olympic decathlon champion and former world record-holder Johnson dies, December 2 2020 External Links Category:1934 births Category:Track and field athletes