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Ralph Boston
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Born
May 9
,
1939
·
Laurel, Mississippi, USA
Died
April 30
,
2023
·
Peachtree City, Georgia, USA
(stroke)
Birth name
Ralph Harold Boston
Height
6′ 1½″ (1.87 m)
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Ralph Boston was born on May 9, 1939 in Laurel, Mississippi, USA. He was married to Geneva Jackson Spencer. He died on April 30, 2023 in Peachtree City, Georgia, USA.
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Geneva Jackson Spencer
(1962 - 1971) (divorced, 2 children)
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Won three Olympic medals in the long jump: gold in 1960, silver in 1964, and bronze in 1968.
Inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, 1985.
Inducted into the National Track & Field Hall of Fame in 1974 (inaugural class).
Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame in 1995.
Inducted into the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) Hall of Fame in 1967.
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