Rafer Johnson Quotes
It's very warm there, so we were outdoors all the time. The local people had programs for us year-round, where as kids we had the opportunity to play football, basketball, baseball, track and field - we just went from one sport to the next, year-round.
Topics
Teamwork
Exercise
Recreation
Sports, Athletics
Track & Field, Track and Field
Youth Programs
Physical Activity
Play Football
Sports & Athletics
Childhood Experiences
Community Programs
Local Culture
Outdoor Activities
Recreational Activities
Sports Development
Sports Programs
Summer Camps
Warm Climate
Youth Sports
Citations
Johnson, Rafer, and Philip Goldberg. The Best That I Can Be: An Autobiography. Doubleday, 1998.
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Rafer Lewis Johnson was an American decathlete and film actor. He was the 1960 Olympic gold medalist in the decathlon, having won silver in 1956. He had previously won a gold in the 1955 Pan American Games. He was the USA team's flag bearer at the 1960 Olympics and lit the Olympic cauldron at the Los Angeles Games in 1984.