Born July 8, 1923, Cleveland, Ohio

They called him "Bones" because of his spindly (5-10, 152 pounds) size but Harrison Dillard was fast, whether sprinting or running the hurdles. He is still the only man to ever win Olympic gold medals in both the sprints (100 meters, 1948) and high hurdles (1952). Overall, he won four Olympic gold medals, also taking two in the 4 x 100 relays in 1948 and 1952.

A graduate of East Tech High School in Cleveland, Ohio (the same school that also produced Hall of Famers Dave Albritton and Jesse Owens), Dillard was inspired by Owens and went to little Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio. While there, he won four national collegiate titles in the high and low hurdles. He also took 14 AAU outdoor titles in the high and low hurdles and probably would have had more had not World War II intervened. After winning 82-straight hurdles races, he failed to make the 1948 Olympic team as a hurdler but qualified in the 100 meters instead and won the Olympic gold medal. He finally got his Olympic high hurdles gold medal in 1952. A world record holder in both the high and low hurdles, Dillard won the 1953 Sullivan Award as the nation's top amateur athlete. He now works in public relations.