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DeHart Hubbard was born on 25 November, 1903, is an American long jumper. Discover DeHart Hubbard's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 72 years old?
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72 years old |
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25 November 1903 |
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25 November |
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23 June, 1976 |
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DeHart Hubbard Height, Weight & Measurements
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DeHart Hubbard Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is DeHart Hubbard worth at the age of 72 years old? DeHart Hubbard’s income source is mostly from being a successful jumper. He is from . We have estimated DeHart Hubbard's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
William DeHart Hubbard (November 25, 1903 – June 23, 1976) was a track and field athlete who was the first African American to win an Olympic gold medal in an individual event: the running long jump at the 1924 Paris Summer games.
He subsequently set a long jump world record of 25 ft at Chicago in June 1925 and equaled the world record of 9.6 seconds for the 100-yard dash at Cincinnati, Ohio a year later.
His 1925 outdoor long jump of 25 ft stood as the Michigan Wolverines team record until 1980, and it still stands second.
His 1925 jump of 25 ft stood as a Big Ten Championships record until Jesse Owens broke it on with what is now the current record of 26 ft in 1935.
Upon college graduation, he accepted a position as the supervisor of the Department of Colored Work for the Cincinnati Public Recreation Commission.
He attended and graduated from Walnut Hills High School in Cincinnati, graduated with honors from the University of Michigan in 1927 where he was a three-time National Collegiate Athletic Association champion (1923 & 1925 outdoor long jump, 1925 100-yard dash) and seven-time Big Ten Conference champion in track and field (1923 & 1925 indoor 50-yard dash, 1923, 1924, & 1925 outdoor long jump, 1924 & 1925 outdoor 100-yard dash).
He remained in this position until 1941.
He then accepted a job as the manager of Valley Homes, a public housing project in Cincinnati.
In 1942 he moved to Cleveland, Ohio where he served as a race relations adviser for the Federal Housing Authority.
He served as the president of the National Bowling Association during the 1950s.
He also founded the Cincinnati Tigers, a professional baseball team, which played in the Negro American League.
In 1957, Hubbard was elected to the National Track Hall of Fame.
He died in Cleveland in 1976.
Hubbard was posthumously inducted into the University of Michigan Hall of Honor in 1979; he was part of the second class inducted into the Hall of Honor.
He was a member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity.
In addition to participating in track and field events, Hubbard also was an avid bowler.
In 2010, the Brothers of Omega Psi Phi, Incorporated, PHI Chapter established a scholarship fund honoring William DeHart Hubbard; the fund is endowed through the University of Michigan and donations can be forwarded to the University of Michigan, The William DeHart Hubbard Scholarship Fund.
