Born November 25, 1903, Cincinnati, Ohio Died June 23, 1976.

William DeHart Hubbard was the reigning national long jump champion of the 1920s who also was proficient in the sprints and triple jump. A University of Michigan graduate, he competed in both the 1924 and 1928 Olympic Games and his long jump victory in 1924 made him the first black athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in an individual event.

Hubbard, who also went unplaced in the triple jump in 1924, again long jumped at the 1928 Games but was injured and failed to make the final. He set a world long jump record of 25-10 3/4 in 1925 and tied the world 100-yard dash record of 9.6 in 1926. His won the national collegiate 100 and long jump titles in 1925 after winning his first NCAA long jump crown in 1923. Hubbard won six-straight AAU long jump titles from 1922 to 1927 and added two triple jump crowns during the same period.