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Olympic gold medalist Rafer Johnson, who helped bring Summer Games to L.A., dies at 86
LA Times ^
 | 12/02/2020
 | Scott Wilson
Posted on 12/02/2020 12:34:20 PM PST by DFG
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To: God luvs America
    I remember - it was a LOT of steps!
That production (Don Ohlmeyer, maybe?) set the stage for subsequent torch lighting spectacles.
 
To: DFG
    Hold him Rafer, we don't want another Dallas!"That is what was heard when he had pinned down Sirhan Sirhan.
 
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