August 29, 1945

Wyomia Tyus

Wyomia Tyus was born to run. The Griffin native became the first athlete to win gold medals in the 100-yard dash in consecutive Olympics. As a fifteen–year–old African-American competing in the state track championships, she caught the eye of coach Ed Temple of the legendary Tigerbelles, Tennessee State University’s women’s track team. Two years later, […]

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Wyomia Tyus and her family appeared on Family Feud, winning $5,000.