Born June 3, 1944, Atlanta, Ga.

Another Tennessee State University sprinter who was an Olympic star, Edith McGuire achieved her fame at the 1964 Olympic Games, winning a gold medal and two silvers. Undefeated in 1964 at 200 meters, she won that event at the Olympics, also taking second in the 100 meters and running on the second-place 4 x 100-meter relay.

In her relatively short career, she won six National AAU titles, including four outdoors, taking the 200-220 title in 1964 and 1965 and the 100 and long jump crowns in 1963. She also won two AAU indoor titles at the 220 distance. She later became a school teacher in Detroit and worked with underprivileged children.