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The Vaulter of Champions
5/15/2008 - M. Track
In 1947, Illinois' Bob Richards shared the Big Ten pole vault championship with two other participants after clearing a height of 13'08.00". The following year he earned the bronze medal at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, only to answer with gold medals in the next two Olympics at Helsinki in 1952 and Melbourne in 1956. But what is perhaps most remarkable about Richards is the fact that he was able to do something that no other athlete in any sport can stake claim to. In 1958, he became the first athlete to appear on a box of Wheaties. Full story...
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