Rafer Johnson
Athlete
Notable Achievement
Olympic decathlon gold medalist
Biography
Rafer Lewis Johnson was an American decathlete and film and television actor. He was the 1960 Olympic gold medalist in the decathlon, having won silver in 1956. He had previously won a gold at the 1955 Pan American Games. Johnson was the U.S. team's flag bearer at the 1960 Olympics and lit the Olympic cauldron at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
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Birthday Date
Rafer Johnson was born on August 18