Hall of Fame Inductee
Ralph Boston
Tennessee State University
About
Ralph Boston, a Tennessee State University alumnus, won Olympic long-jump gold in 1960 and medals in 1964 and 1968. He broke Jesse Owens’s long-jump world record.
Accomplishments
- Olympic long-jump gold medalist (1960).
- Broke Jesse Owens’s world record in the event.
- Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame in 1995.
Year of award
1995
Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame — Athletics.