@AvvDox:
RT @JohannesBuckler: Grazie a @mauroberruto ,134 volte CT della Nazionale Italiana Maschile di Pallavolo, bronzo ai Giochi Olimpici Londra…
- 3 years ago
@AvvDox:
RT @JohannesBuckler: Rafer Johnson ci ha lasciato pochi giorni fa, il 2 dicembre 2020, all’età di 86 anni.
Dopo aver abbandonato l’atletic…
- 3 years ago
@Mati604:
@JohannesBuckler Grazie per la toccante storia di Rafer Johnson ❤️
- 3 years ago
@farben34:
RT @JohannesBuckler: Grazie a @mauroberruto ,134 volte CT della Nazionale Italiana Maschile di Pallavolo, bronzo ai Giochi Olimpici Londra…
- 3 years ago
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@antoluigi54:
RT @JohannesBuckler: Grazie a @mauroberruto ,134 volte CT della Nazionale Italiana Maschile di Pallavolo, bronzo ai Giochi Olimpici Londra…
- 3 years ago
@NiccoColo:
RT @JohannesBuckler: Grazie a @mauroberruto ,134 volte CT della Nazionale Italiana Maschile di Pallavolo, bronzo ai Giochi Olimpici Londra…
- 3 years ago
@NiccoColo:
RT @JohannesBuckler: Rafer Johnson ci ha lasciato pochi giorni fa, il 2 dicembre 2020, all’età di 86 anni.
Dopo aver abbandonato l’atletic…
- 3 years ago
@FlaGu52:
RT @JohannesBuckler: Grazie a @mauroberruto ,134 volte CT della Nazionale Italiana Maschile di Pallavolo, bronzo ai Giochi Olimpici Londra…
- 3 years ago
@runnerbeg:
RT @JohannesBuckler: Grazie a @mauroberruto ,134 volte CT della Nazionale Italiana Maschile di Pallavolo, bronzo ai Giochi Olimpici Londra…
- 3 years ago
@GiusPecoraro:
RT @JohannesBuckler: Grazie a @mauroberruto ,134 volte CT della Nazionale Italiana Maschile di Pallavolo, bronzo ai Giochi Olimpici Londra…
- 3 years ago
@brongosalvatore:
RT @JohannesBuckler: Grazie a @mauroberruto ,134 volte CT della Nazionale Italiana Maschile di Pallavolo, bronzo ai Giochi Olimpici Londra…
- 3 years ago
@brongosalvatore:
RT @JohannesBuckler: Rafer Johnson ci ha lasciato pochi giorni fa, il 2 dicembre 2020, all’età di 86 anni.
Dopo aver abbandonato l’atletic…
- 3 years ago
@brongosalvatore:
RT @JohannesBuckler: Mi chiamo Rafer Johnson e sono nato a Hillsboro, Texas, il 18 agosto 1934.
Papà voleva darci un futuro migliore di un…
- 3 years ago
@SalyHere:
RT @GlobalSportMtrs: Anita DeFrantz, American Olympic rower & member of the IOC joins @kenshropshire on the #GSMPod to remember Rafer Johns…
- 3 years ago
@michael09438949:
RT @SOSoCal: Let's #2020Rewind to the Rafer Johnson's Virtual Breakfast with Champions! What was your favorite moment? In case you missed i…
- 3 years ago
@artspander:
@TimSullivan714 UCLA grad, Rafer Johnson was on '58-59 Bruins with Crum
- 3 years ago
@LilianaDiablo:
RT @elvisdaybyday: Rafer Lewis Johnson, American decathlete and film actor died. He was the 1960 #Olympic gold medalist in the decathlon. H…
- 3 years ago
@GlobalSportASU:
RT @LoriOki: Two people whom I respect most in international sport, talking about the legendary Rafer Johnson who guided us all. 🙏🏽 #GSMpod…
- 3 years ago
@GlobalSportASU:
RT @ramsammy: Coming tomorrow... A must listen on the impact of Rafer Johnson but also hear how Anita DeFrantz blazed a trail for women of…
- 3 years ago
@GlobalSportMtrs:
RT @ramsammy: Coming tomorrow... A must listen on the impact of Rafer Johnson but also hear how Anita DeFrantz blazed a trail for women of…
- 3 years ago
@GlobalSportMtrs:
RT @LoriOki: Two people whom I respect most in international sport, talking about the legendary Rafer Johnson who guided us all. 🙏🏽 #GSMpod…
- 3 years ago
@davecounts:
It’s not the picture I was looking for for days, but I had the privilege of meeting Rafer Johnson 30 years ago.
- 3 years ago
@GlobalSportASU:
RT @GlobalSportMtrs: Anita DeFrantz, American Olympic rower & member of the IOC joins @kenshropshire on the #GSMPod to remember Rafer Johns…
- 3 years ago
@Hildy333:
RT @RepTedLieu: Today we join the @UCLA community in mourning the passing of Rafer Johnson, a world-class athlete, humanitarian, film actor…
- 3 years ago
@Laban9898:
RT @ramsammy: Coming tomorrow... A must listen on the impact of Rafer Johnson but also hear how Anita DeFrantz blazed a trail for women of…
- 3 years ago
@alzsefl:
RT @alzassociation: Last week, the world lost trailblazing Olympian and longtime #ENDALZ Celebrity Champion Rafer Johnson. We are forever g…
- 3 years ago
@alzcnfl:
RT @alzassociation: Last week, the world lost trailblazing Olympian and longtime #ENDALZ Celebrity Champion Rafer Johnson. We are forever g…
- 3 years ago
@LeeMlquats:
RT @alzassociation: Last week, the world lost trailblazing Olympian and longtime #ENDALZ Celebrity Champion Rafer Johnson. We are forever g…
- 3 years ago
@AlzheimersCWVA:
RT @alzassociation: Last week, the world lost trailblazing Olympian and longtime #ENDALZ Celebrity Champion Rafer Johnson. We are forever g…
- 3 years ago
@WNYAlz:
RT @alzassociation: Last week, the world lost trailblazing Olympian and longtime #ENDALZ Celebrity Champion Rafer Johnson. We are forever g…
- 3 years ago
@GracePlaton:
RT @alzassociation: Last week, the world lost trailblazing Olympian and longtime #ENDALZ Celebrity Champion Rafer Johnson. We are forever g…
- 3 years ago
@ramanjr:
RT @SportsDiplomacy: We honor the legendary Olympian Rafer Johnson on his recent passing. As a trailblazing @statedept goodwill ambassador,…
- 3 years ago
@PCFclub:
RT @SportsDiplomacy: We honor the legendary Olympian Rafer Johnson on his recent passing. As a trailblazing @statedept goodwill ambassador,…
- 3 years ago
@jamesmceldowney:
RT @michaeleaves: America lost a sports icon last night with the passing of Rafer Johnson. At one point, he was viewed as the best athlete…
- 3 years ago
@ECAatState:
RT @SportsDiplomacy: We honor the legendary Olympian Rafer Johnson on his recent passing. As a trailblazing @statedept goodwill ambassador,…
- 3 years ago
@foremanroy12:
RT @marcmorrison61: Very well written tribute to not only an awesome athlete
but to a fantastic role model and phenomenal human. Please re…
- 3 years ago
@jnord2002:
RT @WillieGeist: Our #SundayTODAY "Life Well Lived" tribute to the late groundbreaking Olympic gold medalist Rafer Johnson, who also was in…
- 3 years ago
@ludmotorcyclist:
RT @UFWupdates: Rafer Johnson was the son of Texas farm workers. He helped disarm RFK’s assassin. He helped found the Special Olympics— and…
- 3 years ago
@elbarnum:
@NikeLA Jackie Robinson, Rafer Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. #thatwaseasy
- 3 years ago
@EmilieSalo:
RT @alzassociation: Last week, the world lost trailblazing Olympian and longtime #ENDALZ Celebrity Champion Rafer Johnson. We are forever g…
- 3 years ago
@WaymooMoody:
RT @jsteve014: @ericcbarnes @WaymooMoody Wow! A lot of people don't know not only was he a great athlete and person. But Rafer Johnson and…
- 3 years ago
@jsteve014:
RT @ericcbarnes: I missed this sad news last week ... RIP to Rafer Johnson, the Olympic Gold Medal Winner in the Decathlon in the Rome 196…
- 3 years ago
@WaymooMoody:
RT @ericcbarnes: I missed this sad news last week ... RIP to Rafer Johnson, the Olympic Gold Medal Winner in the Decathlon in the Rome 196…
- 3 years ago
@ericcbarnes:
I missed this sad news last week ... RIP to Rafer Johnson, the Olympic Gold Medal Winner in the Decathlon in the Rome 1960 Olympics
- 3 years ago
@jsende:
RT @DougHeye: Just saw the news that Rafer Johnson died. He was a hero on and off the track. Won the decathlon, helped create the Special O…
- 3 years ago
@DaddyDeyo:
RT @SInow: Rafer Johnson, who was named SI's 1958 Sportsman of the Year and won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics, has died at 86 htt…
- 3 years ago
@jruthkelly:
RT @BlackPastOnline: Rafer Johnson, who won a gold medal in the decathlon at the Summer Olympic Games (Rome) in 1960, passed away on Decemb…
- 3 years ago
@BallewEsen:
RT @LATimesWharton: Sad news about one of Southern California's greatest: Rafer Johnson, the Olympic gold medalist who helped bring the gam…
- 3 years ago
@2ndHandBurrito:
RT @notinhalloffame: Showtime! Season 1, Episode 48 of the Hall of Fame show is up! @2ndHandBurrito and the Buck (Kirk Buchner) look at t…
- 3 years ago
@mpape5:
RT @Coach_Inouye: Our Bruin Family is heartbroken over the loss of one our “Greats” Rafer Johnson. I am grateful to have spent quality time…
- 3 years ago
@JohnCurleyCPD:
RT @jimbarrero: Here’s way better footage of the late Rafer Johnson’s climb to light the Olympic torch in ‘84. It’s from the amazing “16 Da…
- 3 years ago
@jimbarrero:
RT @jimbarrero: Here’s way better footage of the late Rafer Johnson’s climb to light the Olympic torch in ‘84. It’s from the amazing “16 Da…
- 3 years ago
@SeanKingless:
RT @JasonAckery3rd: @johnrobertsFox @realDonaldTrump Here's a real hero and gentleman who deserved a PMoF, he passed away last week.
He was…
- 3 years ago
@meriwether_c:
RT @kurtstreeter: Our personal sports icons have a way of living alongside us, enduring and powerful in our memories...Their victories and…
- 3 years ago
@michaeleaves:
RT @kurtstreeter: Our personal sports icons have a way of living alongside us, enduring and powerful in our memories...Their victories and…
- 3 years ago
@NYTSports:
RT @kurtstreeter: Our personal sports icons have a way of living alongside us, enduring and powerful in our memories...Their victories and…
- 3 years ago
@marykmiller5:
RT @JasonAckery3rd: @johnrobertsFox @realDonaldTrump Here's a real hero and gentleman who deserved a PMoF, he passed away last week.
He was…
- 3 years ago
@paulamoore:
@JasonAckery3rd @johnrobertsFox @realDonaldTrump I somehow missed this sad news. Legend defines Rafer Johnson.
- 3 years ago
@KarynCaplan:
RT @stengel: Rafer Johnson was a great American. His is a story of sacrifice, generosity, and citizenship—not to mention great sportsmanshi…
- 3 years ago
@brimajr:
RT @AP_Sports: BREAKING: Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin in 1…
- 3 years ago
@brimajr:
RT @JasonAckery3rd: @johnrobertsFox @realDonaldTrump Here's a real hero and gentleman who deserved a PMoF, he passed away last week.
He was…
- 3 years ago
@DonLinn:
RT @stengel: Rafer Johnson was a great American. His is a story of sacrifice, generosity, and citizenship—not to mention great sportsmanshi…
- 3 years ago
@KateS901:
RT @farhip: A great athlete (and @UCLA alum): RIP, Rafer Johnson, Olympic legend, actor, and tackler of RFK’s assassin, dead at 84 https:…
- 3 years ago
@DrMCar:
RT @NMAAHC: Rafer Johnson was an Olympic champion, humanitarian and one of the most prominent athletes of his era. Johnson will be remembe…
- 3 years ago
@SamWithTheRams:
@RamsCommunity @sarina @JHekker @Ty_Higs19 @SOSoCal @RamsNFL @SpecialOlympics Rafer Johnson would be so proud!!
- 3 years ago
@grannyman2013:
RT @NMAAHC: Rafer Johnson was an Olympic champion, humanitarian and one of the most prominent athletes of his era. Johnson will be remembe…
- 3 years ago
@ArtanisD:
RT @faustianovich: Peli (Rafer Johnson) del día: SOUL SOLDIER, exploitation western estrenado el mismo año que SOLDADO AZUL e igual de best…
- 3 years ago
@dan_pericles:
RT @djkorenelius: In memoriam Rafer Johnson (1934-2020), whom we lost on Wednesday. One of the greatest athletes, humanitarians, Americans…
- 3 years ago
@JeremySchaap:
RT @JustinTinsley: #PartingShots roundup.
@bomani_jones on RG3
Myself on John Wall and DC
@ryansmithtv on the NBA and Covid
@JeremySchaa…
- 3 years ago
@DHuntTrib:
RT @NMAAHC: Rafer Johnson was an Olympic champion, humanitarian and one of the most prominent athletes of his era. Johnson will be remembe…
- 3 years ago
@HopeGamboa:
RT @NMAAHC: Rafer Johnson was an Olympic champion, humanitarian and one of the most prominent athletes of his era. Johnson will be remembe…
- 3 years ago
@DJohnson310:
RT @latimessports: Appreciation: Rafer Johnson was a humble champion who put others in the spotlight, Bill Dwyre writes
- 3 years ago
@TJamesIndState:
RT @JeremySchaap: Rafer Johnson lived a big life--of talent, grace, integrity and conviction. In his prime, he was considered one of the gr…
- 3 years ago
@runSue19:
RT @NMAAHC: Rafer Johnson was an Olympic champion, humanitarian and one of the most prominent athletes of his era. Johnson will be remembe…
- 3 years ago
@Kat4Obama:
RT @NMAAHC: Rafer Johnson was an Olympic champion, humanitarian and one of the most prominent athletes of his era. Johnson will be remembe…
- 3 years ago
@LeifSkodnick:
RT @JeremySchaap: Rafer Johnson lived a big life--of talent, grace, integrity and conviction. In his prime, he was considered one of the gr…
- 3 years ago
@McClain_on_NFL:
RT @JeremySchaap: Rafer Johnson lived a big life--of talent, grace, integrity and conviction. In his prime, he was considered one of the gr…
- 3 years ago
@ericspiegelman:
RT @latimessports: Appreciation: Rafer Johnson was a humble champion who put others in the spotlight, Bill Dwyre writes
- 3 years ago
@EHDC12:
RT @latimessports: Appreciation: Rafer Johnson was a humble champion who put others in the spotlight, Bill Dwyre writes
- 3 years ago
@rudedogreyes:
RT @latimessports: Appreciation: Rafer Johnson was a humble champion who put others in the spotlight, Bill Dwyre writes
- 3 years ago
@dropoutnation:
RT @NMAAHC: Rafer Johnson was an Olympic champion, humanitarian and one of the most prominent athletes of his era. Johnson will be remembe…
- 3 years ago
@Herbrarian:
RT @NMAAHC: Rafer Johnson was an Olympic champion, humanitarian and one of the most prominent athletes of his era. Johnson will be remembe…
- 3 years ago
@coach_mo:
RT @NMAAHC: Rafer Johnson was an Olympic champion, humanitarian and one of the most prominent athletes of his era. Johnson will be remembe…
- 3 years ago
@johnquinn83:
RT @JeremySchaap: Rafer Johnson lived a big life--of talent, grace, integrity and conviction. In his prime, he was considered one of the gr…
- 3 years ago
@JimBonz:
RT @RamsNFL: Rest In Peace Rafer Johnson - an Olympic legend and Southern California icon.
- 3 years ago
@bambam1729:
RT @JeremySchaap: Rafer Johnson lived a big life--of talent, grace, integrity and conviction. In his prime, he was considered one of the gr…
- 3 years ago
@saysShelze:
RT @RamsNFL: Rest In Peace Rafer Johnson - an Olympic legend and Southern California icon.
- 3 years ago
@QueensTrack1:
RT @SamSeemes: No college president or athletic director would every drop a track & field program if they had met or spent time with Rafer…
- 3 years ago
@tommyjwms4456:
RT @UCLAAthletics: "What matters is becoming the best you can be at whatever you're doing."
- Rafer Johnson
- 3 years ago
@mgianesello:
RT @UCLAAthletics: "What matters is becoming the best you can be at whatever you're doing."
- Rafer Johnson
- 3 years ago
@amymayer818516:
RT @LaDoctoraGTJ: I loved this moment, as Black Olympians on the field cheered first for Jesse Owens' granddaughter Gina Hemphill, carrying…
- 3 years ago
@nicho047_john:
RT @SamSeemes: No college president or athletic director would every drop a track & field program if they had met or spent time with Rafer…
- 3 years ago
@rashar_morgan:
RT @JeremySchaap: Rafer Johnson lived a big life--of talent, grace, integrity and conviction. In his prime, he was considered one of the gr…
- 3 years ago
@RAiyagari:
RT @JeremySchaap: Rafer Johnson lived a big life--of talent, grace, integrity and conviction. In his prime, he was considered one of the gr…
- 3 years ago
@BrooksAD:
RT @JeremySchaap: Rafer Johnson lived a big life--of talent, grace, integrity and conviction. In his prime, he was considered one of the gr…
- 3 years ago
@Hutchhobo:
RT @JeremySchaap: Rafer Johnson lived a big life--of talent, grace, integrity and conviction. In his prime, he was considered one of the gr…
- 3 years ago
@ellableeth:
RT @nathanfenno: This is the @latimessports front after Rafer Johnson won gold in the decathlon at the Rome Olympics in 1960. Johnson died…
- 3 years ago
@dadiniowa:
RT @dadiniowa: Rafer Johnson, who carried the American flag into Rome’s Olympic Stadium in 1960 as the first Black Captain of a United Stat…
- 3 years ago
@spkodowell:
RT @RulingSports: I have Rafer Johnson to thank for my sports writing career. In 2011 I launched Ruling Sports. The Manhattan Beach Open cr…
- 3 years ago
@spkodowell:
RT @CBSLA: #BREAKING: Olympic decathlon champion Rafer Johnson dies at 86 in Sherman Oaks. Johnson also helped apprehend Robert F. Kennedy'…
- 3 years ago
@spkodowell:
RT @SInow: Rafer Johnson, who was named SI's 1958 Sportsman of the Year and won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics, has died at 86 htt…
- 3 years ago
@DarksFaviola:
RT @michaeleaves: America lost a sports icon last night with the passing of Rafer Johnson. At one point, he was viewed as the best athlete…
- 3 years ago
@bruceblizard:
RT @SamSeemes: No college president or athletic director would every drop a track & field program if they had met or spent time with Rafer…
- 3 years ago
@CristopherOcean:
RT @RepBarbaraLee: I am deeply saddened to hear of Rafer Johnson’s passing. He was a trailblazer as the first Black captain of a U.S. Olymp…
- 3 years ago
@CoachJellisonTF:
RT @SamSeemes: No college president or athletic director would every drop a track & field program if they had met or spent time with Rafer…
- 3 years ago
@jgamo68:
RT @DanOBrien: Rafer johnson was a mentor, a role model and to so many of us a friend. He along with Milt Cambell built and continued the l…
- 3 years ago
@RobbDunn:
RT @PiLambdaPhi: The world has lost an incredible human being. Brother Rafer Johnson (UCLA) entered the Chapter Eternal on Wednesday, Dec 2…
- 3 years ago
@ImpeachBDevos:
RT @vinlananna: Rafer Johnson was a giant in our sport. His undisputed athleticism was impressive. His impact as a human being will be fe…
- 3 years ago
@eastacton:
RT @AthleticsWeekly: Rafer Johnson won Olympic decathlon gold in 1960, acted in Hollywood films and lit the cauldron at the 1984 LA Games d…
- 3 years ago
@RubioSRE:
RT @NTelevisa_com: El estadounidense Rafer Johnson, subcampeón olímpico de decatlón en Melbourne 1956 y campeón en Roma 1960, murió en Los…
- 3 years ago
@morgamirah:
RT @nathanfenno: This is the @latimessports front after Rafer Johnson won gold in the decathlon at the Rome Olympics in 1960. Johnson died…
- 3 years ago
@GoneDeadRIP:
RT @NYTObits: Rafer Johnson, who carried the American flag into Rome’s Olympic Stadium in August 1960 as the first Black captain of a Unite…
- 3 years ago
@unionwill:
RT @rodmickleburgh: Feeling old...just read the obit of Rafer Johnson, whom i well remember winning the Olympic decathlon in 1960...he was…
- 3 years ago
@DimitryyGii:
RT @michaeleaves: America lost a sports icon last night with the passing of Rafer Johnson. At one point, he was viewed as the best athlete…
- 3 years ago
@DimitryyGii:
RT @SInow: Rafer Johnson, who was named SI's 1958 Sportsman of the Year and won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics, has died at 86 htt…
- 3 years ago
@_thegoodonesgo:
RT @LATimesWharton: Sad news about one of Southern California's greatest: Rafer Johnson, the Olympic gold medalist who helped bring the gam…
- 3 years ago
@hart_jasond:
RT @SInow: Rafer Johnson, who was named SI's 1958 Sportsman of the Year and won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics, has died at 86 htt…
- 3 years ago
@CherylLBaird:
RT @UCLAAthletics: "What matters is becoming the best you can be at whatever you're doing."
- Rafer Johnson
- 3 years ago
@rd2135:
RT @SportingGreenSF: Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin in 1968,…
- 3 years ago
@ThinkTwice2020:
RT @LATimesWharton: Sad news about one of Southern California's greatest: Rafer Johnson, the Olympic gold medalist who helped bring the gam…
- 3 years ago
@colleen_benn:
RT @RepBarbaraLee: I am deeply saddened to hear of Rafer Johnson’s passing. He was a trailblazer as the first Black captain of a U.S. Olymp…
- 3 years ago
@AbsterYinYang:
RT @RepBarbaraLee: I am deeply saddened to hear of Rafer Johnson’s passing. He was a trailblazer as the first Black captain of a U.S. Olymp…
- 3 years ago
@ImChaunce:
RT @H_Combs: I had the privilege to meet this kind soul who happens to be my husband’s Godfather. Although our home is quiet tonight in sad…
- 3 years ago
@effie_garcia:
RT @IndiaToday: American legend Rafer Johnson, who was considered by many to be the ‘World's Greatest Athlete’, died on Wednesday at the ag…
- 3 years ago
@1smallgiraffe:
RT @thucnhi21: He sat in the third row of Pauley Pavilion, taught players how to put their socks on just like John Wooden and gave Cori Clo…
- 3 years ago
@KnabokovMusic:
RT @RepBarbaraLee: I am deeply saddened to hear of Rafer Johnson’s passing. He was a trailblazer as the first Black captain of a U.S. Olymp…
- 3 years ago
@NoReallyComeOn:
RT @LATimesWharton: Sad news about one of Southern California's greatest: Rafer Johnson, the Olympic gold medalist who helped bring the gam…
- 3 years ago
@KnowleItAll:
RT @LATimesWharton: Sad news about one of Southern California's greatest: Rafer Johnson, the Olympic gold medalist who helped bring the gam…
- 3 years ago
@HTFIII:
RT @RepBarbaraLee: I am deeply saddened to hear of Rafer Johnson’s passing. He was a trailblazer as the first Black captain of a U.S. Olymp…
- 3 years ago
@eaglerichcollin:
RT @Numbers28: RIP Rafer Johnson! Our world could use more Rafer Johnsons. I will remember your work with the Special Olympics. Rest in Pow…
- 3 years ago
@alejandromanc11:
RT @RepBarbaraLee: I am deeply saddened to hear of Rafer Johnson’s passing. He was a trailblazer as the first Black captain of a U.S. Olymp…
- 3 years ago
@DataforcSandra:
RT @sooners1721: Rafer Johnson has passed. In 1968 he wrestled a gun away from an assassin. He lost a friend that day. We all lost a little…
- 3 years ago
@ELLANDOMG:
RT @RepBarbaraLee: I am deeply saddened to hear of Rafer Johnson’s passing. He was a trailblazer as the first Black captain of a U.S. Olymp…
- 3 years ago
@JohnBlinstrub:
RT @latbbolch: UCLA director of track and field Avery Anderson on Rafer Johnson: "He’s the Michael Jordan of track, in my mind, and having…
- 3 years ago
@JohnBlinstrub:
RT @UCLA: "What matters is becoming the best you can be at whatever you're doing."
- Rafer Johnson
- 3 years ago
@JohnBlinstrub:
RT @TeamUSA: Rafer Johnson, the first Black captain of a U.S. Olympic Team and decathlon gold medalist, passed away Wednesday.
Our heartf…
- 3 years ago
@JohnBlinstrub:
RT @UCLAAthletics: "What matters is becoming the best you can be at whatever you're doing."
- Rafer Johnson
- 3 years ago
@makharya:
RT @JPosnanski: Sigh, 2020 is relentless. RIP the great Rafer Johnson. Here is a reprint of one of my favorite ever stories, one I wrote ab…
- 3 years ago
@Wine_Redneck:
RT @runmeb: Rest In Peace to my role model, Mr. Rafer Johnson. He was a great person, a humble champion and a proud Bruin. It was an honor…
- 3 years ago
@Americamade1:
RT @paulmeadors: Great account of Rafer Johnson’s life from Mark Tennis of Cal-Hi Sports including stories of Rafer’s genuine spirit.
- 3 years ago
@MagicallyAwkwrd:
RT @Dodgers: The Dodgers are saddened to hear about the passing of Los Angeles icon Rafer Johnson, who worked to unite communities through…
- 3 years ago
@jerzygirl45:
Did they have a picture of Rafer Johnson in the opening? #Jeopardy
- 3 years ago
@RichardKlee1:
RT @michaeleaves: America lost a sports icon last night with the passing of Rafer Johnson. At one point, he was viewed as the best athlete…
- 3 years ago
@br09402:
RT @RamsNFL: Rest In Peace Rafer Johnson - an Olympic legend and Southern California icon.
- 3 years ago
@willi69k:
RT @BWAssociation_: Thank you @RaferJohnson1 🙏🏾
Rafer Johnson, who carried the American flag into Rome’s Olympic Stadium in August 1960 a…
- 3 years ago
@Davis33CR:
RT @michaeleaves: America lost a sports icon last night with the passing of Rafer Johnson. At one point, he was viewed as the best athlete…
- 3 years ago
@raymern:
RIP Rafer Johnson. Iconic hero.
- 3 years ago
@PfaffSC:
RT @tracksuperfan: More on Rafer Johnson...after his last collegiate season (1958) he appeared on @UCLATrack_Field top 5 lists in the 400m,…
- 3 years ago
@Chisportsnut:
RT @sooners1721: Rafer Johnson has passed. In 1968 he wrestled a gun away from an assassin. He lost a friend that day. We all lost a little…
- 3 years ago
@_maryhshultz:
RT @cnnbrk: Rafer Johnson, who ended his famed track and field career with an exciting win in the 1960 Olympic decathlon, has died. He was…
- 3 years ago
@KevinOlivasMedi:
RT @Daley_thompson: So sorry to hear about the passing of rafer Johnson. My thoughts are with his family and friends. I literally bumped in…
- 3 years ago
@ShadowChaser007:
RT @AP_Sports: BREAKING: Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin in 1…
- 3 years ago
@JoanCBee:
RT @UCLA_Alumni: Rafer Johnson '59, a world-class athlete, film actor and 1960 Olympic gold medalist, has passed away. Johnson was honored…
- 3 years ago
@connie92506:
@UFWupdates @sparkman52 Rafer Johnson was a great man. RIP 🕯️🇺🇸
- 3 years ago
@JoanCBee:
RT @MayorOfLA: I will never forget the image of Rafer igniting the Olympic torch at the Coliseum in 1984. Now, it's up to us to carry the t…
- 3 years ago
@dgraves11:
RT @michaeleaves: America lost a sports icon last night with the passing of Rafer Johnson. At one point, he was viewed as the best athlete…
- 3 years ago
@Phee949:
RT @MayorOfLA: Olympic champion.
Civil rights pioneer.
Angeleno.
Rafer Johnson was one of the greatest people I have ever known — an a…
- 3 years ago
@ryanthewriter:
RT @UCLA_Alumni: Rafer Johnson '59, a world-class athlete, film actor and 1960 Olympic gold medalist, has passed away. Johnson was honored…
- 3 years ago
@SacBee_JoeD:
RT @CalHiSports: Salute to Rafer Johnson (1935-2020).
Kingsburg legend. Junior high there is named for him.
Consider donation to SoCal Spec…
- 3 years ago
@ryanthewriter:
RT @LATimesWharton: Sad news about one of Southern California's greatest: Rafer Johnson, the Olympic gold medalist who helped bring the gam…
- 3 years ago
@missmichkah:
RT @EastlandJeff: Post-Olympic career Johnson worked in JFK's Peace Corps and also the Special Olympics. A great and unselfish American her…
- 3 years ago
@DavidAn82838585:
RT @helenenothelen: Retweet: an appreciation: Rafer Johnson was more than a great athlete; he was great man - Los Angeles Times
- 3 years ago
@Brick84308090:
RT @Numbers28: RIP Rafer Johnson! Our world could use more Rafer Johnsons. I will remember your work with the Special Olympics. Rest in Pow…
- 3 years ago
@thejasminediane:
RT @LA84Foundation: Athlete. Philanthropist. Civil Rights Leader. Icon. With grateful hearts, Rafer Johnson will always be our guiding ligh…
- 3 years ago
@jimsteeg:
RT @MWhicker03LANG: The Coliseum re-lit the Olympic torch in honor of Rafer Johnson. It will remain lit through Thursday night.
- 3 years ago
@Trapper5150:
RT @jamesbondlive: Did you know... Rafer Johnson, who played one of the DEA Agents in Licence To Kill, in 1968 tackled Robert Kennedy's ass…
- 3 years ago
@DjalmaBeraldo:
RT @osolimpicos: Dias mortes no atletismo americano nesse mês de dezembro.
Ontem, faleceu por complicações após um derrame aos 86 anos Rafe…
- 3 years ago
@TimSullivan714:
RT @MWhicker03LANG: The Coliseum re-lit the Olympic torch in honor of Rafer Johnson. It will remain lit through Thursday night.
- 3 years ago
@kfgrobbins:
RT @UCLA_Alumni: Rafer Johnson '59, a world-class athlete, film actor and 1960 Olympic gold medalist, has passed away. Johnson was honored…
- 3 years ago
@edsingerrealty:
RT @UCLAAthletics: Today, we mourn the loss of legendary Bruin and humanitarian Rafer Johnson.
- 3 years ago
@CABird6:
RT @MayorOfLA: I will never forget the image of Rafer igniting the Olympic torch at the Coliseum in 1984. Now, it's up to us to carry the t…
- 3 years ago
@CABird6:
RT @MayorOfLA: Olympic champion.
Civil rights pioneer.
Angeleno.
Rafer Johnson was one of the greatest people I have ever known — an a…
- 3 years ago
@CABird6:
RT @LATimesWharton: Sad news about one of Southern California's greatest: Rafer Johnson, the Olympic gold medalist who helped bring the gam…
- 3 years ago
@jatirado:
RT @jatirado_oc: #atletismo #másdeporte Muere Rafer Johnson, campeón olímpico, actor y uno de los que redujo al asesino de Kennedy
- 3 years ago
@eakiddy:
RT @ratemyskyperoom: Room Rater In Memoriam. Rafer Johnson has died. He was 86. Rest in Peace.
- 3 years ago
@pgabilon:
RT @AngelCruzJ: (1) Ha fallecido a los 86 años el estadounidense Rafer Johnson, un mito de las pruebas combinadas. Fue el primer negro en p…
- 3 years ago
@LloydDClark:
RT @LATimesWharton: Sad news about one of Southern California's greatest: Rafer Johnson, the Olympic gold medalist who helped bring the gam…
- 3 years ago
@beaconhomebuyer:
RT @StribSports: Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin in 1968, die…
- 3 years ago
@tbidnuk:
RT @H_Combs: I had the privilege to meet this kind soul who happens to be my husband’s Godfather. Although our home is quiet tonight in sad…
- 3 years ago
@FaithSportBlog:
RT @p_emory: RIP Rafer Johnson. A remarkable life. Along with the many things people are remembering today—UCLA, Olympics, RFK—Johnson was…
- 3 years ago
@ILUV2SHOPfunfun:
RT @cnnbrk: Rafer Johnson, who ended his famed track and field career with an exciting win in the 1960 Olympic decathlon, has died. He was…
- 3 years ago
@LovelymarisaT:
RT @LATimesWharton: Sad news about one of Southern California's greatest: Rafer Johnson, the Olympic gold medalist who helped bring the gam…
- 3 years ago
@PaulyBowz:
RT @HonestLarry1: R.I.P. Rafer Johnson. You will be missed.
- 3 years ago
@barriehamilto12:
RT @SInow: Rafer Johnson, who was named SI's 1958 Sportsman of the Year and won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics, has died at 86 htt…
- 3 years ago
@DonaldMccalment:
RT @MSNBC: Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin in 1968, has died…
- 3 years ago
@Greymantle:
RT @wibw: On June 5, 1968, Johnson was working on Robert F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign when the Democratic candidate was killed. He he…
- 3 years ago
@mikeklonsky:
R.I.P. Rafer Johnson.
- 3 years ago
@atletismovenez:
RT @WorldAthletics: World Athletics is deeply saddened to hear that 1960 Olympic decathlon champion Rafer Johnson – widely regarded as one…
- 3 years ago
@JoyRoseM:
RT @ChicagoBernie: Rafer Johnson, Olympian who helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy's assassin, dies at 86
(Via Sun-Times)
- 3 years ago
@Blubdha:
RT @RepTedLieu: Today we join the @UCLA community in mourning the passing of Rafer Johnson, a world-class athlete, humanitarian, film actor…
- 3 years ago
@B21Erica:
RT @nathanfenno: This is the @latimessports front after Rafer Johnson won gold in the decathlon at the Rome Olympics in 1960. Johnson died…
- 3 years ago
@B21Erica:
RT @UCLA_Alumni: Rafer Johnson '59, a world-class athlete, film actor and 1960 Olympic gold medalist, has passed away. Johnson was honored…
- 3 years ago
@B21Erica:
RT @MayorOfLA: I will never forget the image of Rafer igniting the Olympic torch at the Coliseum in 1984. Now, it's up to us to carry the t…
- 3 years ago
@B21Erica:
RT @MayorOfLA: Olympic champion.
Civil rights pioneer.
Angeleno.
Rafer Johnson was one of the greatest people I have ever known — an a…
- 3 years ago
@B21Erica:
RT @LATimesWharton: Sad news about one of Southern California's greatest: Rafer Johnson, the Olympic gold medalist who helped bring the gam…
- 3 years ago
@JournoWes:
RT @latimes: At home, Johnson’s priorities were always on his family.
“My Dad never wanted to be something he wasn’t,” his son Josh said l…
- 3 years ago
@patlks5757:
RT @cbrentcolburn: What a great American life--Olympian, civil and disability rights activist, friend of RFK, model of class and sportsmans…
- 3 years ago
@karen_pontius:
RT @LATimesWharton: Sad news about one of Southern California's greatest: Rafer Johnson, the Olympic gold medalist who helped bring the gam…
- 3 years ago
@clayhensley:
RT @trublu24: Alison and I had a chance to meet the great Rafer Johnson in Los Angeles in 2008 and again in 2010 in Nashville to celebrate…
- 3 years ago
@clayhensley:
RT @davidmaraniss: I am so sad about this. Rafer Johnson was a classy, dignified, and beautiful person. When I spent time with him to resea…
- 3 years ago
@6VOQGmMhEd2UKTi:
RT @NBCNews: Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin in 1968, has die…
- 3 years ago
@RashaanPeek:
RT @NBCNews: Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin in 1968, has die…
- 3 years ago
@ChicagoTired:
RT @NBCNews: Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin in 1968, has die…
- 3 years ago
@JaimieLopez11:
RT @TeamUSA: Rafer Johnson, the first Black captain of a U.S. Olympic Team and decathlon gold medalist, passed away Wednesday.
Our heartf…
- 3 years ago
@glejr:
RT @NBCNews: Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin in 1968, has die…
- 3 years ago
@mthames2:
RT @SInow: SI Vault:
Rafer Johnson was a gentle man and the greatest of the many athletic giants to come out of the valley of San Joaquin…
- 3 years ago
@GioPontiFan:
RT @UCLAAthletics: Today, we mourn the loss of legendary Bruin and humanitarian Rafer Johnson.
- 3 years ago
@GioPontiFan:
RT @DRFPrivman: Sad to see news on Rafer Johnson, who after career in athletics did so much good for @SpecialOlympics. I’ll also remember h…
- 3 years ago
@MaryBowserSpy:
RT @RepTedLieu: Today we join the @UCLA community in mourning the passing of Rafer Johnson, a world-class athlete, humanitarian, film actor…
- 3 years ago
@yoobi42:
RT @Dodgers: The Dodgers are saddened to hear about the passing of Los Angeles icon Rafer Johnson, who worked to unite communities through…
- 3 years ago
@OCRegSports:
RT @CoachMickCronin: On behalf of our basketball program, we extend our deepest condolences to the family of Rafer Johnson. He has meant so…
- 3 years ago
@wydmindfeersart:
RT @UFWupdates: Rafer Johnson was the son of Texas farm workers. He helped disarm RFK’s assassin. He helped found the Special Olympics— and…
- 3 years ago
@KeebleTheo:
RT @cnnbrk: Rafer Johnson, who ended his famed track and field career with an exciting win in the 1960 Olympic decathlon, has died. He was…
- 3 years ago
@_JessAhhhh_:
RT @MayorOfLA: Olympic champion.
Civil rights pioneer.
Angeleno.
Rafer Johnson was one of the greatest people I have ever known — an a…
- 3 years ago
@rmarootian:
RT @aFanFromKY: The two world-class athletes were with RFK the day he was shot...How Rosey Grier and Rafer Johnson became friends with Robe…
- 3 years ago
@gr8musicvenues:
RT @ABC7: Rafer Johnson, an Olympic medalist who was once considered among the world's greatest athletes - and who helped subdue the killer…
- 3 years ago
@vinniemackenzie:
RT @laplphotos: Rafer Johnson, last of the torch runners, stands under the Olympics logo holding his torch proudly at the 1984 Olympics Ope…
- 3 years ago
@PrincessBing23:
RT @cnnbrk: Rafer Johnson, who ended his famed track and field career with an exciting win in the 1960 Olympic decathlon, has died. He was…
- 3 years ago
@mrsperiac:
RT @Culbert_Report: RIP Rafer Johnson.
Olympic decathlon champion, USA team flag bearer, ran up all the steps to light the flame in LA &…
- 3 years ago
@Fat_mikey_Run:
RT @cnnbrk: Rafer Johnson, who ended his famed track and field career with an exciting win in the 1960 Olympic decathlon, has died. He was…
- 3 years ago
@cookiecee21:
RT @Team_BCSD: We are saddened to hear of the passing of our beloved friend, Rafer Johnson. A champion of children with special needs, Mr.…
- 3 years ago
@ClarissWolf:
RT @RamsNFL: Rest In Peace Rafer Johnson - an Olympic legend and Southern California icon.
- 3 years ago
@WmLaDow:
RT @UCLAAthletics: Today, we mourn the loss of legendary Bruin and humanitarian Rafer Johnson.
- 3 years ago
@RippleCreekNW:
RT @BobbyRiversTV: Olympics great and humanitarian Rafer Johnson, known for being a true gentleman, has died at age 86. Olympics skating ch…
- 3 years ago
@tsolda005:
RT @cnnbrk: Rafer Johnson, who ended his famed track and field career with an exciting win in the 1960 Olympic decathlon, has died. He was…
- 3 years ago
@rongoeSr:
RT @cnnbrk: Rafer Johnson, who ended his famed track and field career with an exciting win in the 1960 Olympic decathlon, has died. He was…
- 3 years ago
@CASportsArchive:
RT @AP_Sports: BREAKING: Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin in 1…
- 3 years ago
@Galley99:
RT @DEADLINE: Rafer Johnson, a Los Angeles legend who won the 1960 Olympic decathlon gold medal, helped organize the 1984 Games in L.A. and…
- 3 years ago
@CTLETR:
RT @SpecialOlympics: "He was on the field at the 1st games & saw those 1st smiles & saw in our athletes the greatness he aspired to in his…
- 3 years ago
@scottieset11:
RT @starsandstripes: Archive photo of the day | Friendly rivals Rafer Johnson of the U.S. and C.K. Yang of Taiwan during a workout just bef…
- 3 years ago
@CaseHerb:
RT @TeamUSA: Rafer Johnson, the first Black captain of a U.S. Olympic Team and decathlon gold medalist, passed away Wednesday.
Our heartf…
- 3 years ago
@JALungren:
RT @LATimesWharton: Sad news about one of Southern California's greatest: Rafer Johnson, the Olympic gold medalist who helped bring the gam…
- 3 years ago
@kstreet111:
RT @thedailybeast: Rafer Johnson, the first Black captain of a U.S. Olympics team who famously took home Gold in the 1960 Games’ decathlon,…
- 3 years ago
@linc0lnpark:
RT @UCLA_Alumni: Rafer Johnson '59, a world-class athlete, film actor and 1960 Olympic gold medalist, has passed away. Johnson was honored…
- 3 years ago
@TFOLYMPIAD:
RT @WorldAthletics: World Athletics is deeply saddened to hear that 1960 Olympic decathlon champion Rafer Johnson – widely regarded as one…
- 3 years ago
@kathoderaytube:
RT @UCLA_Alumni: Rafer Johnson '59, a world-class athlete, film actor and 1960 Olympic gold medalist, has passed away. Johnson was honored…
- 3 years ago
@panganibananita:
RT @SOSoCal: We are saddened to announce the passing of Rafer Johnson, founder of SOSC, humanitarian, & Olympic Gold Medalist. The entire S…
- 3 years ago
@NancySurber2:
RT @DanOBrien: Rafer johnson was a mentor, a role model and to so many of us a friend. He along with Milt Cambell built and continued the l…
- 3 years ago
@Tracy_McDannald:
RT @LAPublicLibrary: Rafer Johnson, the last of the torch runners at the 1984 Olympics.
- 3 years ago
@PennyJTH:
RT @UCLAAthletics: Today, we mourn the loss of legendary Bruin and humanitarian Rafer Johnson.
- 3 years ago
@NJdoc:
RT @LATimesWharton: Sad news about one of Southern California's greatest: Rafer Johnson, the Olympic gold medalist who helped bring the gam…
- 3 years ago
@Mama4Obama1:
RT @TeamUSA: Rafer Johnson, the first Black captain of a U.S. Olympic Team and decathlon gold medalist, passed away Wednesday.
Our heartf…
- 3 years ago
@RawRaider357:
RT @letsrundotcom: Breaking: The great Rafer Johnson has died. What a life he lived - full of many events just like the decathlon. Played b…
- 3 years ago
@dreshajanell:
RT @TeamUSA: Rafer Johnson, the first Black captain of a U.S. Olympic Team and decathlon gold medalist, passed away Wednesday.
Our heartf…
- 3 years ago
@PragObots:
RT @SInow: SI Vault:
Rafer Johnson was a gentle man and the greatest of the many athletic giants to come out of the valley of San Joaquin…
- 3 years ago
@SophieCoberly:
RT @LATimesWharton: Sad news about one of Southern California's greatest: Rafer Johnson, the Olympic gold medalist who helped bring the gam…
- 3 years ago
@dgkvarma:
RT @michaeleaves: America lost a sports icon last night with the passing of Rafer Johnson. At one point, he was viewed as the best athlete…
- 3 years ago
@PragObots:
RT @SInow: Rafer Johnson, who was named SI's 1958 Sportsman of the Year and won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics, has died at 86 htt…
- 3 years ago
@BIGGYBOSS_sport:
RT @WorldAthletics: World Athletics is deeply saddened to hear that 1960 Olympic decathlon champion Rafer Johnson – widely regarded as one…
- 3 years ago
@PragObots:
RT @AP_Sports: BREAKING: Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin in 1…
- 3 years ago
@TheRockyMaxwell:
R.I.P. Rafer Johnson
- 3 years ago
@KrallAP:
RT @CBSSunday: Olympic champion Rafer Johnson, who also helped apprehend Robert Kennedy's assassin, has died at age 86
- 3 years ago
@Nickfromlb:
RT @nathanfenno: This is the @latimessports front after Rafer Johnson won gold in the decathlon at the Rome Olympics in 1960. Johnson died…
- 3 years ago
@PfaffSC:
RT @UCLA_Alumni: Rafer Johnson '59, a world-class athlete, film actor and 1960 Olympic gold medalist, has passed away. Johnson was honored…
- 3 years ago
@ChrisBean_83:
RT @UCLA_Alumni: Rafer Johnson '59, a world-class athlete, film actor and 1960 Olympic gold medalist, has passed away. Johnson was honored…
- 3 years ago
@smportillov:
RT @UCLA: Last year, to honor the legacy of both Rafer and his wife Betsy, UCLA named the track at Drake Stadium the Betsy and Rafer Johnso…
- 3 years ago
@jonweisman:
RT @nathanfenno: This is the @latimessports front after Rafer Johnson won gold in the decathlon at the Rome Olympics in 1960. Johnson died…
- 3 years ago
@grassho70900316:
RT @CBSLA: NEW: Torch at LA Memorial Coliseum lit in honor of Olympian decathlete Rafer Johnson, who died Wednesday in Sherman Oaks https:/…
- 3 years ago
@SONorthAmerica:
RT @SpecialOlympics: "He was on the field at the 1st games & saw those 1st smiles & saw in our athletes the greatness he aspired to in his…
- 3 years ago
@UCLAAthletics:
RT @CoachMickCronin: On behalf of our basketball program, we extend our deepest condolences to the family of Rafer Johnson. He has meant so…
- 3 years ago
@Woody400h:
RT @usatf: USATF lost one of its brightest stars Wednesday with the passing of 1960 Olympic decathlon champion and USATF National Track & F…
- 3 years ago
@Eric_Blazon:
RT @CBSLA: NEW: Torch at LA Memorial Coliseum lit in honor of Olympian decathlete Rafer Johnson, who died Wednesday in Sherman Oaks https:/…
- 3 years ago
@UofCalifornia:
RT @UCLA: Rafer Johnson, a giant of Olympics history and a UCLA alumnus whose work advancing racial and social justice and inclusion in spo…
- 3 years ago
@Jamieexplainsit:
RT @AP_Sports: BREAKING: Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin in 1…
- 3 years ago
@CoffeeShopBlogg:
RT @UCLA_Alumni: Rafer Johnson '59, a world-class athlete, film actor and 1960 Olympic gold medalist, has passed away. Johnson was honored…
- 3 years ago
@scottytherock:
RT @CBSLA: NEW: Torch at LA Memorial Coliseum lit in honor of Olympian decathlete Rafer Johnson, who died Wednesday in Sherman Oaks https:/…
- 3 years ago
@epem1114:
RT @UCLAAthletics: Today, we mourn the loss of legendary Bruin and humanitarian Rafer Johnson.
- 3 years ago
@ardwen2:
RT @nathanfenno: This is the @latimessports front after Rafer Johnson won gold in the decathlon at the Rome Olympics in 1960. Johnson died…
- 3 years ago
@alikiaj:
RT @CBSLA: NEW: Torch at LA Memorial Coliseum lit in honor of Olympian decathlete Rafer Johnson, who died Wednesday in Sherman Oaks https:/…
- 3 years ago
@Shade_Tsung:
RT @nathanfenno: This is the @latimessports front after Rafer Johnson won gold in the decathlon at the Rome Olympics in 1960. Johnson died…
- 3 years ago
@BudGothmog44:
RT @LATimesWharton: Sad news about one of Southern California's greatest: Rafer Johnson, the Olympic gold medalist who helped bring the gam…
- 3 years ago
@missb62:
RT @W7VOA: Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Olympics and helped subdue RFK's assassin, has died at the age of 86.
- 3 years ago
@Jondhughes333:
RT @nathanfenno: This is the @latimessports front after Rafer Johnson won gold in the decathlon at the Rome Olympics in 1960. Johnson died…
- 3 years ago
@CelesteThorson:
RT @SOSoCal: We are saddened to announce the passing of Rafer Johnson, founder of SOSC, humanitarian, & Olympic Gold Medalist. The entire S…
- 3 years ago
@sport_politik:
RT @loumoore12: RIP to Rafer Johnson. 1960, greatest athlete in the world and the first Black athlete to carry the American flag in the op…
- 3 years ago
@SMCHSTrack:
RT @UCLAAthletics: Today, we mourn the loss of legendary Bruin and humanitarian Rafer Johnson.
- 3 years ago
@byJohnPye:
RT @AP_Sports: BREAKING: Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin in 1…
- 3 years ago
@JerwayneC:
RT @New_Narrative: Olympic champion Rafer Johnson, who also helped apprehend Robert Kennedy's assassin, has died at age 86
- 3 years ago
@camille79311:
RT @latimes: In 1968, Johnson helped disarm Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin at the Ambassador Hotel.
He said he twisted Sirhan Sirhan’s finge…
- 3 years ago
@kinnehan:
RT @nathanfenno: This is the @latimessports front after Rafer Johnson won gold in the decathlon at the Rome Olympics in 1960. Johnson died…
- 3 years ago
@yassunjohnson:
RT @latimes: Rafer Johnson, the breathtaking Olympic gold medal winner who became an adored symbol of good sportsmanship and civic generosi…
- 3 years ago
@CherylLBaird:
RT @UCLAAthletics: Today, we mourn the loss of legendary Bruin and humanitarian Rafer Johnson.
- 3 years ago
@TomVargheseJr:
RT @MayorOfLA: Olympic champion.
Civil rights pioneer.
Angeleno.
Rafer Johnson was one of the greatest people I have ever known — an a…
- 3 years ago
@INEEDAWATER44:
RT @UCLAAthletics: Today, we mourn the loss of legendary Bruin and humanitarian Rafer Johnson.
- 3 years ago
@TomVargheseJr:
RT @LATimesWharton: Sad news about one of Southern California's greatest: Rafer Johnson, the Olympic gold medalist who helped bring the gam…
- 3 years ago
@HistoryRunner:
RT @loumoore12: RIP to Rafer Johnson. 1960, greatest athlete in the world and the first Black athlete to carry the American flag in the op…
- 3 years ago
@MazeofDeception:
RT @NextLevelShittt: Rafer Johnson dead at 86.
“Died” = 86
“Blood Sacrifice” = 86
“Human Sacrifice” = 86
“Jesuits” = 86
Today has a da…
- 3 years ago
@pfimrite:
RT @SportingGreenSF: Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin in 1968,…
- 3 years ago
@HistoryRunner:
RT @latimes: Rafer Johnson, the breathtaking Olympic gold medal winner who became an adored symbol of good sportsmanship and civic generosi…
- 3 years ago
@MikeBarnes4:
RT @olskool888: Condolences to the Rafer Johnson family. We used to jokingly refer to ourselves as cousins, though not related. He was one…
- 3 years ago
@blackholetalos:
RT @latimes: Rafer Johnson, the breathtaking Olympic gold medal winner who became an adored symbol of good sportsmanship and civic generosi…
- 3 years ago
@karenh7463:
RT @snopes: Johnson was among the world’s greatest athletes from 1955 through his Olympic triumph in 1960, winning a national decathlon cha…
- 3 years ago
@frommsb:
RT @JPosnanski: Sigh, 2020 is relentless. RIP the great Rafer Johnson. Here is a reprint of one of my favorite ever stories, one I wrote ab…
- 3 years ago
@ashbask:
RT @olskool888: Condolences to the Rafer Johnson family. We used to jokingly refer to ourselves as cousins, though not related. He was one…
- 3 years ago
@Bullcityone:
RT @starsandstripes: Rafer Johnson's legacy was interwoven with Los Angeles' history, beginning with his performances as a world-class athl…
- 3 years ago
@PhantomLV702:
RT @8NewsNow: OLYMPIC LEGEND DIES: Rafer Johnson has died at 86, known for winning the Olympic Decathlon in 1960 and helping subdue the man…
- 3 years ago
@themightybruins:
RT @UCLA_Alumni: Rafer Johnson '59, a world-class athlete, film actor and 1960 Olympic gold medalist, has passed away. Johnson was honored…
- 3 years ago
@ideate_vision:
RT @MayorOfLA: Olympic champion.
Civil rights pioneer.
Angeleno.
Rafer Johnson was one of the greatest people I have ever known — an a…
- 3 years ago
@theshaneedwards:
RT @MayorOfLA: Olympic champion.
Civil rights pioneer.
Angeleno.
Rafer Johnson was one of the greatest people I have ever known — an a…
- 3 years ago
@terlu76:
RT @starsandstripes: Rafer Johnson's legacy was interwoven with Los Angeles' history, beginning with his performances as a world-class athl…
- 3 years ago
@ngrdbruin:
RT @UCLAchancellor: With a heavy heart, UCLA mourns the loss of Rafer Johnson, one of the most honored & cherished members of our Bruin fam…
- 3 years ago
@sprtpsych:
RT @UCLA_Alumni: Rafer Johnson '59, a world-class athlete, film actor and 1960 Olympic gold medalist, has passed away. Johnson was honored…
- 3 years ago
@hawisports:
RT @olskool888: Condolences to the Rafer Johnson family. We used to jokingly refer to ourselves as cousins, though not related. He was one…
- 3 years ago
@barmstr546:
RT @tvonetv: Rafer Johnson, decorated Olympian and one of the heroic men who tackled and subdued the gunman who assassinated Robert F. Kenn…
- 3 years ago
@Black_MambaKB24:
RT @Team_BCSD: We are saddened to hear of the passing of our beloved friend, Rafer Johnson. A champion of children with special needs, Mr.…
- 3 years ago
@3dogbenjamin:
RT @PrepCalTrack: Olympic legend Rafer Johnson passed away this morning at age 86. A former Kingsburg High (CIF Central Section) and UCLA t…
- 3 years ago
@ChwangJulian:
RT @UCLAchancellor: With a heavy heart, UCLA mourns the loss of Rafer Johnson, one of the most honored & cherished members of our Bruin fam…
- 3 years ago
@fatmanshxt:
RT @tvonetv: Rafer Johnson, decorated Olympian and one of the heroic men who tackled and subdued the gunman who assassinated Robert F. Kenn…
- 3 years ago
@ThatsMeRanie:
RT @olympicchannel: 1960 Olympic decathlon champion Rafer Johnson has died at age 86.
The American legend, a groundbreaker on and off the…
- 3 years ago
@whamdawson4567:
RT @RamsNFL: Rest In Peace Rafer Johnson - an Olympic legend and Southern California icon.
- 3 years ago
@jc10034:
RT @michaeleaves: America lost a sports icon last night with the passing of Rafer Johnson. At one point, he was viewed as the best athlete…
- 3 years ago
@NFLNBAMLBNHL12:
RT @RamsNFL: Rest In Peace Rafer Johnson - an Olympic legend and Southern California icon.
- 3 years ago
@DMAC_LA:
RT @UCLAAthletics: Today, we mourn the loss of legendary Bruin and humanitarian Rafer Johnson.
- 3 years ago
@Michelleg51:
RT @tvonetv: Rafer Johnson, decorated Olympian and one of the heroic men who tackled and subdued the gunman who assassinated Robert F. Kenn…
- 3 years ago
@Redfang_Foxx:
RT @RamsNFL: Rest In Peace Rafer Johnson - an Olympic legend and Southern California icon.
- 3 years ago
@PascalEdouard42:
RT @pjvazel: ⚫️ RIP Rafer Johnson @usatf
1935-2020
🥇🥈 @olympics 1960 1956
🇺🇸 flag carrier 1960
🔥 lighter 1984
3️⃣ @WorldAthletics world…
- 3 years ago
@paulwkennedy:
RT @AP_Sports: BREAKING: Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin in 1…
- 3 years ago
@rpsportstrainin:
RT @SInow: Rafer Johnson, who was named SI's 1958 Sportsman of the Year and won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics, has died at 86 htt…
- 3 years ago
@MichelleVista:
RT @W7VOA: Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Olympics and helped subdue RFK's assassin, has died at the age of 86.
- 3 years ago
@4thGenBruin:
RT @UCLAchancellor: With a heavy heart, UCLA mourns the loss of Rafer Johnson, one of the most honored & cherished members of our Bruin fam…
- 3 years ago
@banita_s:
RT @NYDailyNews: Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin in 1968, has…
- 3 years ago
@4thGenBruin:
RT @UCLAAthletics: Today, we mourn the loss of legendary Bruin and humanitarian Rafer Johnson.
- 3 years ago
@LaFemmeBruin:
RT @UCLAAthletics: Today, we mourn the loss of legendary Bruin and humanitarian Rafer Johnson.
- 3 years ago
@RAlexander80:
RT @EvanTMZ: RIP Rafer Johnson, who passed away this morning at age 86. Legendary athlete and true American hero. He was instrumental in la…
- 3 years ago
@BendaBill:
RT @loumoore12: RIP to Rafer Johnson. 1960, greatest athlete in the world and the first Black athlete to carry the American flag in the op…
- 3 years ago
@gkemonster:
RT @UCLAAthletics: Today, we mourn the loss of legendary Bruin and humanitarian Rafer Johnson.
- 3 years ago
@clement_regina:
RT @SInow: Rafer Johnson, who was named SI's 1958 Sportsman of the Year and won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics, has died at 86 htt…
- 3 years ago
@ChrisTurnerWDRB:
RT @ericcrawford: Rafer Johnson not only won Olympic gold, but helped subdue the assassin of Robert Kennedy amid the chaos after the shooti…
- 3 years ago
@JasonReynolds83:
RT @michaeleaves: America lost a sports icon last night with the passing of Rafer Johnson. At one point, he was viewed as the best athlete…
- 3 years ago
@Senor_Rivers24:
Yo Rafer Johnson died. I remember him telling me how many people cheered for me when I graduated 8th grade. Telling me i was popular. R.I.P.
- 3 years ago
@NDE_SS:
RT @OWHnews: Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy's assassin in 1968, died We…
- 3 years ago
@Boomerrama:
RT @AP_Sports: BREAKING: Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin in 1…
- 3 years ago
@jonweisman:
@latimesobits Wilma Rudolph visits Rafer Johnson in Rome on the set of the film "The Games," 1969.
- 3 years ago
@IAmMargzetta:
RT @UCLAAthletics: Today, we mourn the loss of legendary Bruin and humanitarian Rafer Johnson.
- 3 years ago
@lauragoldman:
RT @AP_Sports: BREAKING: Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin in 1…
- 3 years ago
@TheJerryMartin:
RT @nathanfenno: This is the @latimessports front after Rafer Johnson won gold in the decathlon at the Rome Olympics in 1960. Johnson died…
- 3 years ago
@Tao_Pasch:
RT @NYDailyNews: Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin in 1968, has…
- 3 years ago
@UCLAAthletics:
Today, we mourn the loss of legendary Bruin and humanitarian Rafer Johnson.
- 3 years ago
@Tao_Pasch:
RT @RulingSports: I'd write this story about him on September 27, 2011. I was literally nobody when he gave me the time of day. But for Raf…
- 3 years ago
@SuperJinkyO:
RT @michaeleaves: America lost a sports icon last night with the passing of Rafer Johnson. At one point, he was viewed as the best athlete…
- 3 years ago
@Pepebesosa:
RT @SInow: Rafer Johnson, who was named SI's 1958 Sportsman of the Year and won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics, has died at 86 htt…
- 3 years ago
@CodyOthoudt:
RT @michaeleaves: America lost a sports icon last night with the passing of Rafer Johnson. At one point, he was viewed as the best athlete…
- 3 years ago
@trinitygc_:
RT @fox5sandiego: Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy's assassin in 1968, di…
- 3 years ago
@maryahawthorne:
RT @AP_Sports: BREAKING: Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin in 1…
- 3 years ago
@sportsbiblio:
RT @LATimesWharton: Sad news about one of Southern California's greatest: Rafer Johnson, the Olympic gold medalist who helped bring the gam…
- 3 years ago
@4RichardParrish:
RT @sfchronicle: JUST IN: Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin in…
- 3 years ago
@Chiefs_Kingdom_:
RT @callmemrfresh1: damn Rafer Johnson died? RIP to a legend and a Bruin.
- 3 years ago
@LurkCyphers:
RT @loumoore12: RIP to Rafer Johnson. 1960, greatest athlete in the world and the first Black athlete to carry the American flag in the op…
- 3 years ago
@Tammahawk23:
RT @AP_Sports: BREAKING: Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin in 1…
- 3 years ago
@NegraYLibre:
RT @fox5sandiego: Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy's assassin in 1968, di…
- 3 years ago
@boodad12:
RT @LizHabib: Rafer Johnson was the Lebron James of his time. And maybe more- Olympic Gold Medalist, broke racial barriers, helped disarm R…
- 3 years ago
@YourSportsEdge1:
RT @SInow: Rafer Johnson, who was named SI's 1958 Sportsman of the Year and won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics, has died at 86 htt…
- 3 years ago
@EJames9029:
RT @SInow: Rafer Johnson, who was named SI's 1958 Sportsman of the Year and won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics, has died at 86 htt…
- 3 years ago
@JonTStewart:
RT @SInow: SI Vault:
Rafer Johnson was a gentle man and the greatest of the many athletic giants to come out of the valley of San Joaquin
- 3 years ago
@_DavidT116:
RT @SInow: Rafer Johnson, who was named SI's 1958 Sportsman of the Year and won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics, has died at 86 htt…
- 3 years ago
@sportsbiblio:
RT @AP_Sports: BREAKING: Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin in 1…
- 3 years ago
@billcenter:
RT @LATimesWharton: Sad news about one of Southern California's greatest: Rafer Johnson, the Olympic gold medalist who helped bring the gam…
- 3 years ago
@si_vault:
RT @SInow: SI Vault:
Rafer Johnson was a gentle man and the greatest of the many athletic giants to come out of the valley of San Joaquin
- 3 years ago
@si_olympics:
RT @SInow: SI Vault:
Rafer Johnson was a gentle man and the greatest of the many athletic giants to come out of the valley of San Joaquin
- 3 years ago
@callmemrfresh1:
damn Rafer Johnson died? RIP to a legend and a Bruin.
- 3 years ago
@SInow:
SI Vault:
Rafer Johnson was a gentle man and the greatest of the many athletic giants to come out of the valley of San Joaquin
- 3 years ago
@Arjuna3109:
RT @CBSLA: #BREAKING: Olympic decathlon champion Rafer Johnson dies at 86 in Sherman Oaks. Johnson also helped apprehend Robert F. Kennedy'…
- 3 years ago
@laloalcaraz:
RT @fox5sandiego: Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy's assassin in 1968, di…
- 3 years ago
@CharnockPlace:
RT @fox5sandiego: Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy's assassin in 1968, di…
- 3 years ago
@grandma2aiden:
RT @KNX1070: Olympic gold medalist Rafer Johnson dies at age 86.
He helped disarm RFK's assassin in 1968. Read more:
- 3 years ago
@history1800s:
RT @CBSLA: #BREAKING: Olympic decathlon champion Rafer Johnson dies at 86 in Sherman Oaks. Johnson also helped apprehend Robert F. Kennedy'…
- 3 years ago
@hnalbandyan:
RT @nathanfenno: This is the @latimessports front after Rafer Johnson won gold in the decathlon at the Rome Olympics in 1960. Johnson died…
- 3 years ago
@hnalbandyan:
RT @StephenMarble: A tremendous loss -> Rafer Johnson, the Olympic gold medalist who helped bring the games to L.A., has died
- 3 years ago
@RiskAlert:
RT @KNX1070: Olympic gold medalist Rafer Johnson dies at age 86.
He helped disarm RFK's assassin in 1968. Read more:
- 3 years ago
@stromio1:
RT @SInow: Rafer Johnson, who was named SI's 1958 Sportsman of the Year and won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics, has died at 86 htt…
- 3 years ago
@ChwangJulian:
RT @jadande: Things I learned about Rafer Johnson in this: he was the first Black man to carry the U.S. flag in an Olympic opening ceremony…
- 3 years ago
@kngprry:
RT @loumoore12: RIP to Rafer Johnson. 1960, greatest athlete in the world and the first Black athlete to carry the American flag in the op…
- 3 years ago
@ChwangJulian:
RT @CBSLA: #BREAKING: Olympic decathlon champion Rafer Johnson dies at 86 in Sherman Oaks. Johnson also helped apprehend Robert F. Kennedy'…
- 3 years ago
@rkuwada:
RT @cfosterworld: #UCLA has produced some exceptional human beings. My son participated in Special Olympics. Forever grateful. RIP Rafer. @…
- 3 years ago
@Cfw828:
RT @SInow: Rafer Johnson, who was named SI's 1958 Sportsman of the Year and won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics, has died at 86 htt…
- 3 years ago
@josephamezquita:
RT @michaeleaves: America lost a sports icon last night with the passing of Rafer Johnson. At one point, he was viewed as the best athlete…
- 3 years ago
@emmetjryan:
RT @AP_Sports: BREAKING: Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin in 1…
- 3 years ago
@cylinen:
RT @SInow: Rafer Johnson, who was named SI's 1958 Sportsman of the Year and won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics, has died at 86 htt…
- 3 years ago
@longbomb:
RT @michaeleaves: America lost a sports icon last night with the passing of Rafer Johnson. At one point, he was viewed as the best athlete…
- 3 years ago
@CST_soxvan:
RT @suntimes_sports: Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin in 1968,…
- 3 years ago
@ChwangJulian:
RT @LATimesWharton: Sad news about one of Southern California's greatest: Rafer Johnson, the Olympic gold medalist who helped bring the gam…
- 3 years ago
@ChwangJulian:
RT @michaeleaves: America lost a sports icon last night with the passing of Rafer Johnson. At one point, he was viewed as the best athlete…
- 3 years ago
@IllinoisGolfer:
RT @nathanfenno: This is the @latimessports front after Rafer Johnson won gold in the decathlon at the Rome Olympics in 1960. Johnson died…
- 3 years ago
@rmarootian:
RT @SInow: SI Vault:
Rafer Johnson was a gentle man and the greatest of the many athletic giants to come out of the valley of the San Joaq…
- 3 years ago
@msverbatim1:
RT @W7VOA: Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Olympics and helped subdue RFK's assassin, has died at the age of 86.
- 3 years ago
@rmarootian:
RT @SInow: Rafer Johnson, who was named SI's 1958 Sportsman of the Year and won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics, has died at 86 htt…
- 3 years ago
@JakeDrip9:
RT @SInow: Rafer Johnson, who was named SI's 1958 Sportsman of the Year and won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics, has died at 86 htt…
- 3 years ago
@MdSnakeheadz:
RT @sfchronicle: JUST IN: Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin in…
- 3 years ago
@AndyWarHOV:
RT @michaeleaves: America lost a sports icon last night with the passing of Rafer Johnson. At one point, he was viewed as the best athlete…
- 3 years ago
@socalshfanatic:
RT @CBSLA: #BREAKING: Olympic decathlon champion Rafer Johnson dies at 86 in Sherman Oaks. Johnson also helped apprehend Robert F. Kennedy'…
- 3 years ago
@lukeadcox:
RT @michaeleaves: America lost a sports icon last night with the passing of Rafer Johnson. At one point, he was viewed as the best athlete…
- 3 years ago
@bg_keyes:
RT @LATimesWharton: Sad news about one of Southern California's greatest: Rafer Johnson, the Olympic gold medalist who helped bring the gam…
- 3 years ago
@proflevin:
RT @W7VOA: Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Olympics and helped subdue RFK's assassin, has died at the age of 86.
- 3 years ago
@Kevmath:
RT @SInow: Rafer Johnson, who was named SI's 1958 Sportsman of the Year and won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics, has died at 86 htt…
- 3 years ago
@ArtRondeau:
RT @SInow: Rafer Johnson, who was named SI's 1958 Sportsman of the Year and won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics, has died at 86 htt…
- 3 years ago
@si_vault:
RT @SInow: SI Vault:
Rafer Johnson was a gentle man and the greatest of the many athletic giants to come out of the valley of the San Joaq…
- 3 years ago
@4thGenBruin:
RT @michaeleaves: America lost a sports icon last night with the passing of Rafer Johnson. At one point, he was viewed as the best athlete…
- 3 years ago
@si_olympics:
RT @SInow: Rafer Johnson, who was named SI's 1958 Sportsman of the Year and won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics, has died at 86 htt…
- 3 years ago