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	Bob Mathias; Congressman, Twice Olympic Champion - washingtonpost.com
		Bob Mathias, 75, who won the decathlon in the Olympic Games as a teenager and then went on to win it a second time and to represent a California district in Congress, died Sept. 2 at his home in Fresno.
		Mathias served four terms in the House of Representatives as a Republican, from 1967 to 1974.
		Bob Jennings, a family friend, said Rep. Mathias was drafted to play football for the Washington Redskins but never joined the team.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/03/AR2006090300002_pf.html (458 words)

	Bob Mathias - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Born in Tulare, California, Bob Mathias took up the decathlon at the suggestion of his coach at Tulare High School early in 1948.
		Mathias continued to fare well in decathlons in the four years between the London games and the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.
		Mathias set his first decathlon world record in 1950 and led Stanford to a Rose Bowl appearance in 1952.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bob_Mathias (313 words)

	ESPN.com: Boy-wonder Mathias elevated decathlon
		Mathias became the youngest men's winner of a track and field event in the history of the Olympics in 1948 and four years later he became the first to win consecutive Olympic decathlons.
		The Mathias backyard was used for track events, and by the time Bob was 12«, in his last year in grade school, he could high jump 5-6.
		Mathias agreed, even though he had only three weeks to prepare for the event and had never competed in the pole vault, long jump, javelin or 1,500-meter run.
	espn.go.com /sportscentury/features/00016202.html (1231 words)

	Bob Mathias - MSN Encarta
		Bob Mathias, born in 1930, American track-and-field athlete, who won the gold medal in the decathlon event at the Olympic Games in 1948 and then again at the Olympics in 1952.
		Born Robert Bruce Mathias in Tulare, California, he played football and basketball in high school, in addition to competing in track and field.
		At 17 years of age, Mathias was the youngest-ever member of a U.S. Olympic track and field team when he competed at the 1948 Olympics in London.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761582338/Bob_Mathias.html (314 words)

	BookRags: Bob Mathias Biography
		Bob Mathias (born 1930) was the youngest person ever to win the gold medal in the Olympic decathlon, a feat he accomplished in 1948 at the age of 17.
		Bob Mathias was born on November 17, 1930, in Tulare, California, the second of four children born to Dr. Charles Milfred and Lillian (Harris) Mathias.
		Mathias replied, "I'll start shaving, I guess." He then immediately went to sleep, and had to be awoken the next day so he could participate in the victory parade.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/bob-mathias (1906 words)

	STANFORD Magazine: November/December 2006 > Departments > Examined Life > Bob Mathias
		When Bob Mathias represented part of California’s Central Valley in Congress, a woman from the southern part of his district called his office one day to complain that she hadn’t received her Social Security check.
		Mathias was Tulare High School’s football and track star in 1948 when his coach first suggested he try the decathlon.
		Mathias is survived by his wife, Gwen; five children, Romel, Megan, Marissa, Alyse and Reiner; 10 grandchildren; two brothers, Eugene and Jim; and a sister, Patricia Guerrero.
	www.stanfordalumni.org /news/magazine/2006/novdec/dept/mathias.html (1089 words)

	BOB MATHIAS 1930 - 2006 / Olympian inspired on field, in Congress
		Bob Mathias, a two-time Olympic decathlon champion and Stanford football standout who became a four-term Republican congressman from the Central Valley, died Saturday in his Fresno home.
		Mathias served in the House of Representatives from 1967 to 1976, then was the first director of the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.
		Mathias is enshrined in the U.S. Olympic and track and field halls of fame and the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/09/03/MNG4FKUNCE1.DTL&type=printable (942 words)

	Bob Mathias \| Special reports \| Guardian Unlimited
		Bob Mathias competes in the discus toss at the London Olympics, August 6 1948.
		Photograph: AP Bob Mathias, who has died of cancer aged 75, was the greatest in the long line of American decathletes who dominated the event at international level for the four middle decades of the 20th century.
		Mathias was already an accomplished sprinter, high-jumper and discus-thrower, but had never in his life thrown the javelin or long-jumped seriously - and had not even attempted the pole-vault.
	www.guardian.co.uk /usa/story/0,,1869329,00.html (772 words)

	Former Olympian Bob Mathias dies
		At the 1948 Olympics in London, Bob Mathias became the youngest gold medalist to win a track and field event.
		"Bob Mathias was one of those rare individuals with the ability to inspire a nation through his determination and perseverance.
		Mathias is survived by his wife, Gwen, and several children.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /2008/2006-09/08/content_684463.htm (428 words)

	United States Olympic Committee - Leaping Over Highest Hurdles; 10-Rated Effort: Bob Mathias' decathlon focus led to ...
		After winning the gold medal for the decathlon in the 1948 Olympics, Bob Mathias was asked by a reporter how he planned to celebrate.
		A 10-year-old Mathias stood by as the school track coach discussed why Eugene was missing the high jump at four feet.
		Mathias made the team, and was headed for the 1948 London Olympics four years earlier than his goal.
	www.olympic-usa.org /11611_26570.htm (1203 words)

	BLACKFIVE: Bob Mathias, American Legend
		Bob Mathias, born November 17th, 1930 passed away on Saturday of cancer after leaving an incredible legacy as one of the world's most prolific athletes and as an example of the complete man in every facet of his life.
		I never had the privilege of meeting Bob Mathias as he and my father went in their own directions after Stanford, but many of the things my father taught me as a child were no doubt learned from the example set for him by Bob Mathias.
		While we were staying there, Bob Mathias and his wife Gwen were gracious enough to invite all of the decathletes over to their house for dinner.
	www.blackfive.net /main/2006/09/bob_mathias_ame.html (5433 words)

	FOXNews.com - Former Congressman Bob Mathias Dies at 75 - Local News \| News Articles \| National News \| US News
		Bob Mathias became the youngest Olympic gold medalist in a track and field event in 1948 in London, when he won the decathlon at 17.
		Mathias was the Associated Press male athlete of the year in 1952.
		Don Hillman, who attended the same high school as Mathias and worked with him years later while he was a Tulare County supervisor and Mathias was in Congress, said Mathias displayed little partisanship and tried to listen to constituents regardless of their political affiliation.
	www.foxnews.com /story/0,2933,211958,00.html (741 words)

	Character Guide - Bob Mathias
		An old friend of Koenig (Dragon's Domain) - yet he is addressed as "Mathias" in Breakaway and Matter Of Life And Death.
		In 1997 he appears to be in charge of Medical (Dragon's Domain) but by 1999 he is Dr Helena Russell's deputy.
		Alternative scenarios: the more senior medical chief in 1997 may not have been present when the Ultra Probe was brought in; or the chief was a scientific appointment who would not be involved in treatment.
	www.space1999.net /catacombs/main/cguide/uccbm.html (176 words)

	BOB COULTER'S CRAZY BABE TATTOO PHOTOGRAPHY
		Bob’s professional progression from record producer to photographer is unexpectedly logical.
		Likewise, in Bob’s photography, he has an aesthetic in mind, honed the ability to communicate and extract it from "the talent," and has the confidence to know his work holds merit.
		As a record producer Bob was always "independent" but the nastiness of the business encouraged him to mold his life to an increasingly autonomous extreme, which the internet certainly allowed.
	www.vanishingtattoo.com /bob_coulter_gallery.htm (347 words)

	VH1.com : Movies : The Bob Mathias Story : Plot
		Bob Mathias plays himself, and quite well indeed.
		The film begins with the 17-year-old Mathias distinguishing himself at the Wembley athletic competition in 1949, then recounts his years at Stanford University.
		There's a modicum of suspense when Mathias' decision to marry his childhood sweetheart Melba (likewise played by herself) may prevent him from entering the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, even though the whole world knows the outcome.
	www.vh1.com /movies/movie/52975/plot.jhtml (170 words)

	Decathlon Champ Bob Mathias Buried
		Carnations from pallbearers lie on top the casket of late Bob Mathias on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2006, in Tulare, Calif. Mathias, a two-time Olympic champion in the decathlon and former U.S. congressman, died Sept. 2, of cancer.
		Mathias won his first decathlon gold medal at 17 in the 1948 London Olympics.
		Mathias was in the Marines before serving in Congress as a Republican from 1966 to 1974.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/07/AR2006090701239.html (261 words)

	mathias
		One of the greatest all-around athletes in track and field history, Robert "Bob" Mathias arrived on the world track and field scene in a rather spectacular fashion, winning the decathlon gold medal at the 1948 Olympic Games while still only 17 years old.
		From Tulare, Calif., Mathias continued his success and he set the first of his three world decathlon records in 1950, capping a brilliant career by repeating as Olympic champion in 1952 with another world record.
		Never defeated in the decathlon, Mathias was a four-time national champion in the 10 events.
	www.usatf.org /athletes/hof/mathias.asp (202 words)

	Bob Mathias
		On August 6, 1948, 17-year-old Bob Mathias of Tulare High School competed in a grueling 10-event test of heart and muscle to become "the world’s greatest all-around athlete" at the Olympic Games decathlon.
		Four years later, the stronger and more experienced Mathias became the first ever to win the decathlon twice, setting a world record with 7887 points.
		Between his victories in London and Helsinki, Mathias competed in track for two years at Stanford University, and finally listened to football coach Chuck Taylor’s imploring and became a running back and kickoff return specialist.
	www.bashof.org /inducteebios/bmathias.htm (119 words)

	USATF - Hall of Fame
		One of the greatest all-around athletes in track and field history, Robert "Bob" Mathias arrived on the world track and field scene in spectacular fashion, winning the decathlon gold medal at the 1948 Olympic Games while still only 17 years old.
		Already a member of the football, basketball and track team at Tulare High School in California, Mathias took up the decathlon at the track coach's urging, though he had never seen a javelin, no less thrown one.
		Never defeated in the decathlon, Mathias was a four-time national champion in the ten-event ordeal.
	www.usatf.org /HallOfFame/TF/showBio.asp?HOFIDs=102 (312 words)

	Bob Mathias Books - Signed, used, new, out-of-print
		Bob Mathias: Across the Fields of Gold Tribute to an American Hero
		From Olympic gold to Congress, Mathias is a true hero and example of how a family can nurture its members to greatness.
		Bob Mathias is a true 20th-century American hero.
	www.alibris.com /search/books/author/Bob_Mathias (218 words)

	Bob Mathias - The Huffington Post
		Two-time Olympic decathlon champion and four-term California congressman Bob Mathias died in Fresno, California, at age 75.
		Bob Mathias, 75, Olympic decathlon champion at age 17 in 1948 who defended title in 1952, and also played fullback for Stanford.
		From left are olympian Gert Fredriksson in 1959, olympic coach George Haines in 1960, IOC member Marc Hodler in 1999, olympian Bob Mathias in 1990 and olympian Eric Namesnik in 1996.
	www.huffingtonpost.com /topics/Bob+Mathias (513 words)

	Bob Mathias — Infoplease.com
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	www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0109435.html (199 words)

	The Paralysis Project of America
		LOS ANGELES (Feb. 26, 2005) – The 14th Annual Sports Legends Awards, presented by The Paralysis Project of America, honored football’s Eric Dickerson, auto racing’s Andy Granatelli, Olympic track and field’s Bob Mathias, horse racing’s Earlie Fires, and sports broadcasting’s Fred Roggin in ceremonies held Saturday, Feb. 26, at The Omni Hotel in Los Angeles.
		In addition to the six honorees, Don and Roman Reed were presented with the Shoemaker Media Awareness Award for their activism in passing legislation to fund stem cell research at the State level.
		Bob Seagren, Olympic Gold Medalist, presents the Sports Legends Award to Bob Mathias.
	www.paralysisproject.org /legends.html (958 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Subject: Bob Mathias is very ill, wants calls and cards
		Bob Mathias, one of our greatest living Olympians, is at home in Fresno battling cancer, and he would welcome calls and cards from Olympians and friends.
		Please distribute this as widely as you can, so that we might get some calls and cards going for Bob at home.
	www.pausatf.org /data/2006/tfbobmathias.html (100 words)

	The Bob Mathias Story (1954) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Plot Summary: California school boy and UCLA student Bob Mathias was the first man two win two Olympic Gold Medals in the Decathlon in the 1948 and 1952 Olympics...
		This biographical account of Bob Mathias's life up to and including his Olympic gold medals is more like a documentary or "real-life" TV show than anything else.
		You certainly can't complain that the scenes of Mathias competing aren't realistic, seeing as he plays himself!
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0046795 (225 words)

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