Willie Davenport, 1968

Track and field athlete Willie Davenport (1943-2002) stands atop the medal podium after winning the 110-meter hurdles in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, besting fellow American Ervin "Erv" Hall from Pennsylvania, who took silver, and Italy's Eddy Ottoz, who took bronze.

Willie Davenport, Alabama Olympic hurdler, competing in 1968
Willie Davenport, Alabama Olympic hurdler, competing in 1968