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Robert Eugene Richards (February 20, 1926 – February 26, 2023) was an American athlete, minister, and politician. He made three U.S. Olympic Teams in two events: the 1948 , 1952 , and 1956 Summer Olympics as a pole vaulter and as a decathlete in 1956. [1]
Feb 27, 2023 · Bob Richards, the only male two-time winner of the Olympic pole vault, who in the 1950s became a hero of American Cold War competition with the Soviet Union and a breakfast-table hero to millions...
Mar 1, 2023 · Richards was a three-time Olympian, a Wheaties cereal star and a minister who overcame a speech impediment. He won gold medals in pole vault in 1952 and 1956, and inspired his sons to follow his footsteps.
Feb 27, 2023 · Richards was the first athlete to win two Olympic pole vault gold medals and the first to appear on the front of a Wheaties box. He also competed in the decathlon in 1956 and was the oldest living Olympic track and field champion before his death.
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Mar 1, 2023 · INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Bob Richards, a two-time Olympic pole vault gold medalist who also became an ordained minister, died Sunday. He was 97.
Bob Richards (born February 20, 1926, Champaign, Illinois, U.S.—died February 26, 2023, Waco, Texas) was an American athlete, the first pole-vaulter to win two Olympic gold medals. Sportswriters called him “the Vaulting Vicar” because he was an ordained minister.
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Feb 28, 2023 · Bob Richards, a two-time Olympic pole vault gold medalist who also became an ordained minister, died Sunday. USA Track and Field confirmed his death. Richards competed at the 1948,...
