Bobby Morrow

Bobby Joe Morrow was an American sprinter who won three gold medals at the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, taking the 100 metres, the 200 metres and the sprint relay. He was born in Harlingen, Texas, and raised on a farm near San Benito, played football in high school and ran for Abilene Christian University. Sports Illustrated named him its Sportsman of the Year in 1956, and he has been called the dominant sprinter of the 1950s. He retired in 1958 to farm and work wood, made a short comeback before the 1960 Olympics without making the team, and later worked in banking. He was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1989 and died in Harlingen in 2020.