Happy birthday to Bob Beamon! Still holds the Olympic record for half a century

Immortalized.

Wyomia Tyus, didn't know that before her 11.03meter (100m) victory, she can
be seen swinging from side to side in the lineup, she said, she had Archie Bell and the Drells, "Tighten Up" in mind at the time.

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Moe's Tavern wrote:

Happy birthday holder of the Olympic Games longest still Standing record. A record that will still be standing when we have grandkids.
How many people do you know that have a word in the English language derived from their name to be used as an adjective?

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I still have the bio written by the late great Dick Schaap "The Perfect Jump". A great read if you can find it. Had a tough life growing up in Brooklyn in the tumultuous 50's-60's. Apparently he had to climb over the local public high school fence (Wingate?) at night to work out on the cinders..

Back in the 80's I ran into him on the IRT "2" train to Flatbush Ave. Quiet, unassuming, gracious. He was surprised I recognized him. His contemporary, '68 Olympics competitor, and friend Ralph Boston went on to a pretty good career as a CBS track commentator. Loved those Saturday afternoon CBS Sports AAU meets with Jack Whitaker-

Some adjectives:

Ruthian

Beamonesque

Kafkaesque

Trumpian

Obamacare

Troy James:
Loser