Bob Beamon

Bob Beamon

Bob Beamon had a lifelong goal of being the first athlete to ever pass 28 feet in a long jump. After the official measurement coming out to 29 feet and 2.5 inches in the 1968 Olympics, he became so full of emotion that his muscles literally began to collapse.

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