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Rafer Johnson
Rafer Lewis Johnson
American athlete and actor (1934–2020).
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Rafer Johnson
Place of Birth
Hillsboro
Child
Sex or Gender
Male
Occupation
Actor
Athletics Competitor
Basketball Player
Decathlete
Country of Citizenship
United States
Date of Birth
8/18/1934
8/18/1935
Instance Of
Human
Participant In
Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's Decathlon
Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Given Name
Lewis
Series Ordinal
:
2
Family Name
Johnson
Sport
Athletics
Basketball
Mass
91 kilogram
Significant Event
Lighting the Olympic Cauldron
League or Competition
:
1984 Summer Olympics
Height
190 centimetre
Sibling
Award Received
California Hall of Fame
(2009)
Point in Time
:
2009
Theodore Roosevelt Award
(1994)
Point in Time
:
1994
Horatio Alger Award
Associated Press Athlete of the Year
(1960)
Point in Time
:
1960
Golden Plate Award
(1962)
Point in Time
:
1962
Member Of
Peace Corps
Country for Sport
United States
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Educated At
University of California, Los Angeles
Kingsburg High School
Member of Sports Team
UCLA Bruins Men's Basketball
(1958 - 1959)
Start Time
:
1958
End Time
:
1959
Date of Death
12/2/2020
Place of Death
Sherman Oaks
Name in Native Language
Rafer Johnson
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
English
Manner of Death
Natural Causes
Cause of Death
Stroke
Member of Political Party
Democratic Party
League or Competition
NCAA Division I Men's Basketball
(1958 - 1959)
Start Time
:
1958
End Time
:
1959
American Basketball League
Native Language
English
Writing Language
English
Described by Source
Place of Burial
Pacific View Memorial Park
Rafer
Series Ordinal
:
1
Jenny Johnson Jordan
Rafer Johnson, Winner of a Memorable Decathlon, Is Dead
Jimmy Johnson
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