I'm thinking of a person

[qwksilver]

Does he have any Olympic Gold Medals?

[Greybeard]

Just now, qwksilver said:

Does he have any Olympic Gold Medals?

Yes

[qwksilver]

Is he a sprinter?

[Greybeard]

   In my opinion, he had the greatest individual performance in history.

[Gugny]

13 minutes ago, Greybeard said:

   In my opinion, he had the greatest individual performance in history.

 

Carl Lewis?

[Greybeard]

1 minute ago, Gugny said:

 

Carl Lewis?

Nope.

[Johnny Hammersticks]

14 minutes ago, Greybeard said:

   In my opinion, he had the greatest individual performance in history.

 

I have 2 guesses, but I’m going to go against my gut and guess long jumper, Bob Beamon.

[Greybeard]

Just now, Johnny Hammersticks said:

 

I have 2 guesses, but I’m going to go against my gut and guess long jumper, Bob Beamon.

       I'd like to hear your other one but you are correct Bob Beamon is the answer.   He crushed the competition and the long jump world record by 21 and 2/3 inches.  Who ever did better than that?

 

     You are IT.

[Johnny Hammersticks]

1 minute ago, Greybeard said:

       I'd like to hear your other one but you are correct Bob Beamon is the answer.   He crushed the competition and the long jump world record by 21 and 2/3 inches.  Who ever did better than that?

 

     You are IT.

 

I was thinking maybe Dick Fosbury because he revolutionized the way the high jump was done 🤷🏾‍♂️

 

I’m thinking of a person...

 

White male, American, dead...

 

 

 

 

 

[Greybeard]

Athlete?

[ExiledInIllinois]

18 minutes ago, Johnny Hammersticks said:

 

I was thinking maybe Dick Fosbury because he revolutionized the way the high jump was done 🤷🏾‍♂️

 

I’m thinking of a person...

 

White male, American, dead...

 

 

 

 

 

Gee, that's easy.   😆 

 

Old dead white guy.

 

Anyway... How many years since he died? 😃 

[Johnny Hammersticks]

6 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said:

Gee, that's easy.   😆 

 

Old dead white guy.

 

Anyway... How many years since he died? 😃 

 

Oh, I don’t know....round about 54 years and 3 months ago 😊

[Greybeard]

30 minutes ago, Johnny Hammersticks said:

 

I was thinking maybe Dick Fosbury because he revolutionized the way the high jump was done 🤷🏾‍♂️

 

I’m thinking of a person...

 

White male, American, dead...

 

 

 

 

 

 Athlete?

[Johnny Hammersticks]

1 minute ago, Greybeard said:

 Athlete?

 

Nope.  This guy had multiple jobs in different fields, was in the military, and was also a university student.

[Greybeard]

1 hour ago, qwksilver said:

Is he a sprinter?

   Excuse me for not answering this, somehow I missed it.  Also I just figured out that if you reply to the person a little notice pops up to the person you replied to so that is the best way to answer.   I am a bit slow sometimes.  My wife debates the "sometimes."

[ExiledInIllinois]

2 minutes ago, Greybeard said:

   Excuse me for not answering this, somehow I missed it.  Also I just figured out that if you reply to the person a little notice pops up to the person you replied to so that is the best way to answer.   I am a bit slow sometimes.  My wife debates the "sometimes."

You can also do this: @Johnny Hammersticks

 

Was he actor?

[Johnny Hammersticks]

1 minute ago, ExiledInIllinois said:

You can also do this: @Johnny Hammersticks

 

Was he actor?

 

No, he wasn’t an actor either.  His fame was earned largely through some of the skills he learned in life and during his military career.

[ExiledInIllinois]

1 minute ago, Johnny Hammersticks said:

 

No, he wasn’t an actor either.  His fame was earned largely through some of the skills he learned in life and during his military career.

And he died in the 1960s?  Hmmmm... Interesting.

Edited November 24, 2020 by ExiledInIllinois

[Greybeard]

4 minutes ago, Johnny Hammersticks said:

 

No, he wasn’t an actor either.  His fame was earned largely through some of the skills he learned in life and during his military career.

       Was he in any wars?

[Johnny Hammersticks]

3 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said:

And he died in the 1960s?  Hmmmm... Interesting.

 

He was an interesting man.  Genius level intelligence also.  

3 minutes ago, Greybeard said:

       Was he in any wars?

 

Nope.  Never active duty.  Was deployed once to Cuba during his 5 year enlistment.  The rest of the time he was here in the US.