Herb Douglas
American long jumper (1922–2023)
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Herbert Paul Douglas Jr. (March 9, 1922 – April 22, 2023) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the long jump.[1] He was the oldest living U.S. Olympic medalist prior to his death at the age of 101.[1]
Early life and education
Douglas graduated from Taylor Allderdice High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1940.[2] He was Allderdice's first black basketball player.[3]
Douglas first attended Xavier University of Louisiana in 1942, and competed at the 48th Annual Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, helping Xavier win the American Quarter-Mile Relay Championship. He also competed in college at the University of Pittsburgh and was inducted into the inaugural class of their sports hall of fame in 2018. Douglas was a member of Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity.
Olympics
Douglas represented the U.S. in the long jump at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he won the bronze medal with a jump of 24 feet 9 inches (7.54 m). Willie Steele of the United States won the gold medal with 25 feet 8 inches (7.82 m) and Australia's Theo Bruce took the silver medal with 24 feet 9.5 inches (7.56 m). Prior to the 2012 Summer Olympics Douglas was recognized as the oldest living African-American Olympic medalist.[4]
Later life
Douglas turned 100 in March 2022,[5] and died in Pittsburgh on April 22, 2023, at the age of 101.[6] Douglas was inducted into the Taylor Allderdice High School alumni hall of fame in 2009.[2]
References
- ^ a b Litsky, Frank (April 24, 2023). "Herb Douglas, Olympic Medalist Inspired by Jesse Owens, Dies at 101". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
- ^ a b Hecht, Steve (August 27, 2009). "Comedian Marty Allen part of Allderdice's first hall class". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
- ^ Meyer, Craig (July 19, 2021). "'I accepted that third place like it was first place': How the 1948 Olympics changed Herb Douglas' life". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- ^ "Herb Douglas, Oldest Living African-American Olympic Medalist, Reflects On 1948 London Games". HuffPost. July 13, 2012.
- ^ Adamski, Chris (8 March 2022). "Oldest living Olympic medalist Herb Douglas returns home to celebrate 100th birthday". Trib Live. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ "Herb Douglas". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
External links
- Herb Douglas at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Herbert Paul Douglas Jr. at Olympics.com
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US National Championship winners in men's long jump
New York Athletic Club
- 1876: Isaiah Frazier
- 1877: William Livingston
- 1878: William Willmer
NAAAA
- 1879: Frank Kilpatrick
- 1880–81: John Voorhees
- 1882: John Jenkins
- 1883–86: Malcolm Ford
- 1887: Alexander Jordan
- 1888Note 1: Victor Schifferstein
Amateur Athletic Union
- 1888Note 1: William Halpin
- 1889: Malcolm Ford
- 1890: Al Copland
- 1891: Charles Reber
- 1892: Eugene Goff
- 1893: Charles Reber
- 1894: Eugene Goff
- 1895–97: Edward Bloss
- 1898: Myer Prinstein
- 1899: Alvin Kraenzlein
- 1900–01: Harry McDonald
- 1902: Myer Prinstein
- 1903: Percival Molson
- 1904: Myer Prinstein
- 1905: Hugo Friend
- 1906: Myer Prinstein
- 1907: Daniel Kelly
- 1908: Platt Adams
- 1909–10: Frank Irons
- 1911–12: Platt Adams
- 1913: Phil Stiles
- 1914: Platt Adams
- 1915–16: Harry Worthington
- 1917: Joseph Irish
- 1918: David Politzer
- 1919: Floyd Smart
- 1920OT: Sol Butler
- 1921: Edward Gourdin
- 1922–27: DeHart Hubbard
- 1928OT: Ed Hamm
- 1929: Edward Gordon
- 1930–31: Al Bates
- 1932OT: Edward Gordon
- 1933–34: Jesse Owens
- 1935: Eulace Peacock
- 1936: Jesse Owens
- 1937: Kermit King
- 1938–39: William Lacefield
- 1940–42: Billy Brown
- 1943: William Christopher
- 1944: William Lund
- 1945: Herb Douglas
- 1946–47: Willie Steele
- 1948: Fred Johnson
- 1949: Gay Bryan
- 1950: Jim Holland
- 1951–53: George Brown
- 1954: John Bennett
- 1955: Greg Bell
- 1956–58: Ernie Shelby
- 1959: Greg Bell
- 1960: Henk Visser (NED) * Joel Wiley
- 1961–66: Ralph Boston
- 1967: Jerry Proctor
- 1968–69: Bob Beamon
- 1970: Bouncy Moore
- 1971–72: Arnie Robinson
- 1973: Randy Williams
- 1974: Bouncy Moore
- 1975–78: Arnie Robinson
- 1979: Larry Myricks
The Athletics Congress
- 1980: Larry Myricks
- 1981–83: Carl Lewis
- 1984: Mike McRae
- 1985: Mike Conley Sr.
- 1986–87: Carl Lewis
- 1988: Eric Metcalf
- 1989: Larry Myricks
- 1990: Mike Powell
- 1991: Carl Lewis
- 1992OT: Mike Powell
USA Track & Field
- 1993–96OT: Mike Powell
- 1997: Joe Greene
- 1998: Roland McGhee
- 1999: Kevin Dilworth
- 2000OT: Melvin Lister
- 2001–02: Savanté Stringfellow
- 2003–04OT: Dwight Phillips
- 2005: Miguel Pate
- 2006: Brian Johnson
- 2007: Dwight Phillips
- 2008OT: Trevell Quinley
- 2009–10: Dwight Phillips
- 2011–12OT: Marquise Goodwin
- 2013: George Kitchens
- 2014: Jeff Henderson
- 2015: Marquis Dendy
- 2016: Jeff Henderson
- 2017: Jarrion Lawson
- 2018: Jeff Henderson
- 2019: Ja'Mari Ward
- 20212020 OT: JuVaughn Harrison
- Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
- OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
- 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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