Davis, who made history at the 1960 Rome Olympics, was a trailblazer for his university and the broader world of track and field. Davis' remarkable athletic journey culminated in two gold medals ...

Davis told Track & Field News, “then I’d turn on ... team before dedicating himself to track. He graduated in 1960. Following the Olympics, Mr. Davis competed for one more year, winning ...

Otis Davis, who won two gold medals in the 1960 Olympics in Rome while he was a student athlete at the University of Oregon, has died at the age of 92, the Oregon track and field program announced ...

with his image displayed on the Hayward Field tower. He quickly rose to prominence, becoming the first man to break 45 seconds in the one-lap event, clocking 44.9 seconds in the 1960 Olympic final ...

Image Davis at the 1960 Olympics’ medal presentation ceremony ... Davis finished seventh in the 440-yard dash in the N.C.A.A. track and field championships in 1959, but he placed third in ...