Jim Hines, First to Sprint 100 Meters in Under 10 Seconds, Dies at 76
Jim Hines, who in 1968 became the first man to sprint 100 meters in under 10 seconds, and later that year won a gold medal in that distance at the Oly
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Jim Hines, who in 1968 became the first man to sprint 100 meters in under 10 seconds, and later that year won a gold medal in that distance at the Oly
Jim Hines, the 1968 Olympic 100-meter champion who later went on to be an NFL wide receiver, has died.
The US sprinter won a gold medal in that distance at the Olympic Games in Mexico City in 1968.
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