Bobby Morrow biography

 Bobby Morrow biography

 Bobby Morrow, in full Bobby Joe Morrow, (born October 15, 1935, Harlingen, Texas, U.S.—died May 30, 2020, San Benito, Texas), American sprinter who gained each the 100- and 200-metre dashes on the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia. Morrow additionally anchored the gold medal-winning U.S. 4  × 100-metre relay crew.

As a high-school senior in Texas, Morrow gained 17 consecutive 100- and 220-yard dashes and state titles in each occasions. In 1955, whereas a freshman at Abilene Christian University, Morrow made his debut in nationwide competitors by profitable the 100-yard sprint on the Amateur Athletic Union championships. At the 1956 National Collegiate Athletic Association championships, Morrow gained each the 100- and 200-metre dashes. Morrow’s time of 20.6 sec within the 200 metres equaled the very best ever on a course with a full flip.

At the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, Morrow went by the 100-metres sequence with out dropping a race, pulling away from American Thane Baker within the remaining. Despite working with a bandaged thigh within the 200-metre sprint, Morrow set an Olympic document (20.6 sec) whereas capturing his second gold medal. In the 4  × 100-metre relay, Morrow’s teammates, Ira Murchison, Leamon King, and Baker, gave him a slim lead over the Soviets, which Morrow prolonged. Their time (39.5 sec) broke a world document that had endured for 20 years. With that victory, Morrow turned the primary observe performer since American Jesse Owens in 1936 to win gold medals within the 100- and 200-metre dashes and the 4  × 100-metre relay.

Between 1956 and 1958 Morrow ranked as the highest sprinter on this planet, equaling world data within the 100- and 220-yard dashes and profitable all the main championship titles for which he competed. He was elected to the National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1975.