Dick Fosbury goes over the bar to capture a victory at the Drake Relays. Dick Fosbury's unique style, the famous "Fosbury Flop", changed the high jump event. Fosbury was the 1968 Olympic gold medalist, and set the U.S. and Olympic record of 2.24…
Bruce Jenner won the Relays decathlon in 1972, 1975, and 1976. In 1978 he was inducted into the Drake Relays Hall of Fame. At the 1972 Olympics he finished 10th in the decathlon. In 1976 he broke his own wold record to capture the Gold medal at the…
Jesse Owens attended many Drake Relays as an athlete, official and honored guest. Here he attends the 1959 Relays parade. Owens was voted Athlete of the First 50 Years of the Drake Relays.
