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Bob Richards, Pole-Vaulting Hero of the Cold War Era, Dies at 97

The New York Times – Sports:

An ordained minister known as the Vaulting Vicar, he was an Olympic gold medal winner and the first athlete to appear on the front of Wheaties boxes.

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Cold War Era, Deaths (Obituaries), Olympic Games (1952), Pole Vault, Religion and Belief, Track and Field
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