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

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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