Born May 29, 1910, Atlanta, Ga. Died October 10, 1978.

In the early 1930s, Ralph Metcalfe was the prime U.S. sprinter, winning most of the national titles. He competed in both the 1932 and 1936 Olympic Games, ending up with one gold medal, two silvers and a bronze.

At Marquette University, Metcalfe won the national collegiate 100-220 double three straight years from 1932 to 1934. He did the same thing at the AAU meet during the same period and wound up with five-straight titles in the 200-220. Overall, counting indoors competition, Metcalfe won 11 AAU sprint titles, one of the highest totals on record. At the 1932 Olympics, he was second in the 100 and third in the 200. In 1936, he finally won a gold medal in the 4 x 100 relay after taking second to Jesse Owens in the 100. He tied the world 100-meter record of 10.3 eight times and the world 200 record once. He later became a successful businessman in Chicago and was a member of the U.S. Congress at the time of his death.