James Bausch

Jim Bausch, nicknamed Jarring Jim, was an American athlete who played college and professional football and competed in track and field, mainly in the decathlon. At the University of Kansas he starred in football and basketball and was an All-American in track and field. At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles he won the decathlon gold medal, building an insurmountable lead with splendid performances in the discus throw and pole vault after only placing fifth on the first day, and beating the heavily favored Finnish athlete. He also played halfback in the National Football League for the Chicago Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954.