| Rafer Johnson AKA Rafer Lewis Johnson Born: 18-Aug-1935
Birthplace: Hillsboro, TX
Died: 2-Dec-2020
Location of death: Los Angeles, CA
Cause of death: unspecified
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Track and Field Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Olympic track and field star Brother: Jimmy Johnson (NFL hall of famer, b. 31-Mar-1938)
Girlfriend: Gloria Steinem
Wife: Betsy (m. 1971, two children)
University: University of California at Los Angeles
Amateur Athletic Foundation Board of Directors
Close Up Foundation Board of Directors
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation Board of Directors
Pi Lambda Phi Fraternity
Special Olympics Board of Governors, Southern California
Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year 1958
Sullivan Award 1960
Olympic Gold Medal 1960 (decathalon)
Associated Press Athlete of the Year (male) 1960
US Olympic Hall of Fame 1983
Texas Sports Hall of Fame 2006
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Licence to Kill (13-Jun-1989) · Mullens
Think Big (1989)
The Loneliest Runner (20-Dec-1976) · Himself
Soul Soldier (16-Dec-1970)
The Games (9-Jul-1970)
The Last Grenade (Mar-1970)
Tarzan and the Jungle Boy (May-1968)
Tarzan and the Great River (Sep-1967) · Barcuna
None But the Brave (24-Feb-1965) · Pvt. Johnson
A Global Affair (30-Jan-1964) · The Nigerian Representative
Pirates of Tortuga (Oct-1961)
Wild in the Country (15-Jun-1961)
The Fiercest Heart (26-Mar-1961)
The Sins of Rachel Cade (10-Feb-1961)
Author of books:
The Best That I Can Be: An Autobiography (1998, memoir)
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