Born February 23, 1933, Laurel, Miss. Died June 22, 1989.

One of the greatest high hurdlers in history, Lee Calhoun shared something in common with fellow Hall of Famers Ralph Boston and Dr. LeRoy Walker. He was born in the same town as Boston and while a student at North Carolina Central University he was coached by Walker.

In college, he won the 1957 national collegiate high hurdles title and followed with five National AAU titles, three of them outdoors. In 1956, he won the Olympic high hurdles in a record 13.5, then successfully defended his title at Rome in 1960. In both Olympics, he won by slim margins and led U.S. 1-2-3 sweeps. Shortly before the 1960 Olympics, he tied the world record of 13.2 for both yards and meters. After retiring from competition, he became a college track coach at Grambling, Yale and Western Illinois and was an assistant Olympic coach in 1976. Elected to U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 1990.