Born December 9, 1933, Plainfield, N.J.

When you mention top all-around athletes in our nation's history, certainly the name of Milt Campbell has to be up there with Jim Thorpe, Bob Mathias, Rafer Johnson and Bruce Jenner. Like that quartet, Campbell was an Olympic decathlon champion but track and field wasn't the only sport in which he excelled. He was also outstanding in football and played in the Canadian and National Football Leagues. He was an All-American swimmer while still in high school and was also national class in karate. While still at Plainfield (New Jersey) High School, Campbell first came into world prominence when he competed in the 1952 Olympic Games decathlon, placing second to Mathias. The 1953 national decathlon champion, Campbell later won the Olympic decathlon title in 1956. Also a national champion in the high hurdles, he set a world 120-yard high hurdles record of 13.4 in 1957 and held the world indoor best of 7.0 for the 60-yard high hurdles. Also a member of the Black Athlete's Hall of Fame, Campbell in 1952 was voted the world's greatest high school athlete. After attending Indiana University where he excelled in both track and football, he played pro football with the Cleveland Browns and the Montreal Alouettes. He was elected to the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 1992.