Bobby Joe Morrow, 3-Time Olympic Gold Medalist, Dies at Age 84

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    Bobby Joe Morrow, who won three gold medals at the 1956 Summer Olympics as a member of the U.S. men's track and field team, died Saturday at the age of 84.

    Per the Associated Press, Morrow's family announced that he died from natural causes at his home in San Benito, Texas.

    Morrow won the 100-meter and 200-meter races at the Games in Melbourne, Australia, tying the world record in the latter event with a time of 20.6 seconds. He also anchored the 4x100-meter relay team, which set a world record.

    Read more https://bleacherreport.com/articles...w-3-time-olympic-gold-medalist-dies-at-age-84
     

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