Born September 12, 1934, Wellsburg, W. Va.

Certainly one of the fiercest track and field competitors of all time was Glenn Davis, a many-talented athlete who won three Olympic gold medals besides setting world records in both the flat 440 and 400 hurdles.

Outstanding in the sprints, hurdles or long jump at Ohio State University, Davis broke into world prominence in 1956 when he set a world record at the Olympic Trials. He won the Olympic 400 hurdles gold medal later that year and repeated the feat four years later in Rome. He also won another gold medal at Rome in the 4 x 400-meter relay. Overall, Davis won the national collegiate 440 title in 1958 and was a four-time AAU champion in the intermediate hurdles. One of few athletes to set world records at both the 440 flat and 440 hurdles distances, he won the 1958 Sullivan Award as the nation's top amateur athlete. Coached by Larry Snyder, also a Hall of Famer, Davis later tried professional football but had a short career before becoming a track coach. Elected to U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 1986.