Born November 15, 1950, Eugene, Oregon.

Mac Wilkins' career spanned 23 years, four Olympic teams and four world records. He will be remembered as one of the greatest all-around throwers of all-time.

A 1973 graduate of the University of Oregon, Wilkins set lifetime bests of 69-1 1/4 in the shot put, 232-10 in the discus, 208-10 in the hammer throw and 257-4 in the javelin. He was nationally ranked in the first three events but it was in the discus where he achieved his greatest glory. He set the world discus record four times and five times set the American discus mark. A member of four U.S. Olympic teams, Wilkins achieved his greatest Olympic fame in 1976 when he won the gold medal after setting an Olympic record of 224-0 in the preliminaries. He was also on the 1980 U.S. Olympic team that didn't compete, placed second at the 1984 Games and was fifth at the 1988 Games. In addition, Wilkins was the 1979 Pan American Games champion, was second in the 1977 and 1979 World Cups and was 10th at the 1983 World Champion ships. He was top-ranked in the world in 1976 and 1980 and was the top-rated U.S. discus thrower eight times, including six in a row from 1976 to 1982.