Bobby Joe Morrow, 3-time Winner in 1956 Olympics, Dies at 84
Bobby Joe Morrow, bottom left, of the United States, crosses the finish line to give the U.S. team the gold medal for the 4 x 100 meters relay at the Summer Olympic Games in the Olympic Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, on Dec. 1, 1956. AP File Photo, Pool
SAN BENITO, Texas—Bobby Joe Morrow, the Texas sprinter who won three gold medals in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics while a student at Abilene Christian University, died Saturday. He was 84.
Morrow’s family said he died of natural causes at home in San Benito.
