1960 Olympic Hero Rafer Johnson Dead at 86

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1960 Olympic Hero Rafer Johnson Dead at 86

Unread post by asu66 » Wed Dec 02, 2020 2:30 pm

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BREAKING NEWS: Rafer Johnson - 1960 Olympic decathlon champion who helped subdue RFK's assassin in 1968 - has died aged 86

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... i=21477624

RIP: Raf
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Re: 1960 Olympic Hero Rafer Johnson Dead at 86

Unread post by WVAPPeer » Wed Dec 02, 2020 3:36 pm

"Get the gun Rafer" - I will never forget those words ---
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Re: 1960 Olympic Hero Rafer Johnson Dead at 86

Unread post by Stonewall » Wed Dec 02, 2020 3:53 pm

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