Jim Hines, the 1968 Olympic 100-meter champion who later went on to be an NFL wide...
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Jim Hines, the 1968 Olympic 100-meter champion who later went on to be an NFL wide receiver, has died. He was 76.Born in Arkansas and raised in Oakland, the McClymonds alum took his talent to Texas Southern University, where he quickly rose up the ranks. Hines won the 100 at the 1968 Summer Games in Mexico City in a world-record time of 9.95 seconds. He also helped the 4x100 relay to a gold medal.
Hines' world mark in the 100 meters stood for 15 years before it was broken by Calvin Smith. The current record is held by Usain Bolt, the Jamaican sensation who ran 9.58 seconds at the 2009 world championships in Berlin.
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