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Rafer Johnson

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The Resume

    (August 18, 1934-December 2, 2020)
    Born in Hillsboro, Texas
    Moved at age 9 to Kingsburg, California
    Decathlete
    Gold Medalist in the Decathalon at the 1960 Summer Olympics and Silver Medalist in the Decathalon at the 1956 Summer Olympics
    Gold Medalist in the Decathalon at the 1955 Pan American Games
    Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (1958)
    James E. Sullivan Award winner for best amateur athlete (1960)
    Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year (1960)
    Was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams as a running back in 1959

Why he might be annoying:

    Thanks to the subpar conditions he experienced as a child in Texas, he has stated he would never go back to Texas.
    As a matter of fact, he has stated that if he stayed there, he would not even go to college.
    He branched out into acting after he was done as a decathlete.
    A lot of these acting gigs were guest spots on shows such as 'Dragnet,' 'Lassie,' 'The Six Million Dollar Man,' ' Quincy, M.E.' and 'Mission: Impossible.'
    He, a decathlete, once stated that 'The whole decathlon is ridiculous, but the 1,500 meters (the final event in the decathalon) is insanity.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He held the decathalon world record on three separate occasions.
    He was the US flagbearer at the Opening Ceremonies of the 1960 Summer Olympics and lit the Olympic Flame at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
    As someone who worked on Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 Presidential campaign, he helped pin down Sirhan Sirhan right after Sirhan assassinated Kennedy.
    He was among the first to be inducted into both the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame and the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame.
    He helped found the Southern California chapter of the Special Olympics.

Credit: whiff boy


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 107 Votes: 42.06% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 17 Votes: 41.18% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 26 Votes: 42.31% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 71 Votes: 46.48% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 49 Votes: 51.02% Annoying