Rafer Johnson, 1957 UCLA all-around track and field star, 6’3”, 200 pounds, 21 years old, junior, and one-year varsity letterman, whose hometown is Kingsburg, Calif. The world record-holder in the decathlon. Placed second in the 1956 Olympic Games decathlon. Placed second in both the broad jump and high hurdles in the 1956 NCAA meet. 1957 Stan Troutman, photographer Hollywood Citizen News/Valley Times Collection, Los Angeles Public Library

Rafer Johnson, 1957 UCLA all-around track and field star, 6’3”, 200 pounds, 21 years old, junior, and one-year varsity letterman, whose hometown is Kingsburg, Calif. The world record-holder in the decathlon. Placed second in the 1956 Olympic Games decathlon. Placed second in both the broad jump and high hurdles in the 1956 NCAA meet.

1957

Stan Troutman, photographer

Hollywood Citizen News/Valley Times Collection, Los Angeles Public Library

(Source: photos.lapl.org)

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