Rafer Johnson

The gold-medalist passed away on December 2, 2020. He was 86 at the time. The Olympian was at his place in Sherman Oaks when he kicked the bucket, a report from the University of California, Los Angeles claimed.

Rafer Lewis Johnson was born on August 18, 1934, in Hillsboro, Texas. He first competed in the decathlon in 1954 at UCLA, and after a year, he won a gold medal in the Pan American Games. Johnson made waves in his track and field career when he won silver in the 1956 Olympics and a remarkable gold medal at the same event in 1960. Aside from his athletic career, he also entered the world of show business where he, to his credit, was able to land roles in memorable films such as The Six Million Dollar Man, Licence to Kill, and Mission: Impossible.