Robert Eugene Richards

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American athlete and minister

Robert Eugene Richards was an American athlete, minister, and politician. He made three U.S. Olympic Teams in two events: the 1948, 1952, and 1956 Summer Olympics as a pole vaulter and as a decathlete in 1956. Wikipedia

Born: February 20, 1926, Champaign, IL

Died: February 26, 2023 (age 97 years), Waco, TX

Books: The heart of a champion, The Heart of a Champion. [With Plates, Including Portraits.], Phyllis of Isleta, and more

Education: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Champaign Central High School

Party: American Freedom Party

Gold medals: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault and Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault

Bronze medal: Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault

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