track and field

Willie Steele Inducted in 1958. Willie Steele won the Olympic gold medal in the long jump in the 1948 games in London with a leap of 25 feet 8 inches. Read More >>	Willie Banks Inducted under Track and Field in 1988, Willie Banks was a popular Oceanside High and UCLA grad who set a triple jump world record of 58 feet, 11-1/2 inches in June 1985, the first American to hold Read More >>
Steve Scott Inducted in 2008, Steve Scott — known for the longest time as “the American mile record holder for life” — was inducted into the USA Track and Field Hall of Fame six years ago in Indianapolis. Read More >>	Gail Devers Inducted in 2006, Gail Devers, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in the 100 meters, is the first African-American woman named to the Breitbard Hall of Fame. Read More >>
Bob Larsen Video It didn’t happen, but it could have. Read More >>	Billy Mills Inducted in 1970. Billy Mills scored one of the great upsets in Olympic history by winning the 10,000 meters in 1964 at Tokyo; the first American to win that event. Read More >>
Arnie Robinson Inducted in 1985. Arnie Robinson, a native San Diegan, was one of the best long jumpers in U.S. Track and Field history. Read More >>

Willie Steele