Sam Graddy
Sam Graddy | |||||||||||||||||||
nation | United States | ||||||||||||||||||
birthday | February 10, 1964 | ||||||||||||||||||
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discipline | sprint | ||||||||||||||||||
status | resigned | ||||||||||||||||||
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Sam Graddy | |
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Position (s): Wide Receiver |
Jersey numbers: 83, 85 |
born February 10, 1964 in Gaffney , South Carolina | |
Career information | |
Active : 1987 - 1992 | |
Undrafted in 1987 | |
College : Tennessee | |
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Career statistics | |
Captured passports | 18th |
Captive yards | 477 |
Touchdowns | 3 |
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Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
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Sam Graddy ( Samuel Louis "Sam" Graddy III ; born February 10, 1964 in Gaffney , South Carolina ) is a former American sprinter and Olympic champion .
In 1983 he was third in the 100-meter run at the Pan American Games in Caracas and won the 4-by-100-meter relay . However, after Juan Núñez was convicted of doping and disqualified, Graddy won the silver medal in the 100-meter run.
At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles , he won the silver medal over 100 meters, behind his compatriot Carl Lewis (gold) and ahead of the Canadian Ben Johnson (bronze), as well as the team gold medal in the 4 x 100 meter relay together with his teammates Ron Brown , Calvin Smith and Carl Lewis, ahead of the teams from Jamaica (silver) and Canada (bronze). In 1984 Graddy also won the national 100-meter championship with 10.28 s.
After graduating from the University of Tennessee , he earned his living as a professional football player with the Denver Broncos in the 1987 and 1988 seasons. He then played with the Los Angeles Raiders from 1990 to 1992.
Web links
- Sam Graddy in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Football stats by Sam Graddy
Individual evidence
- ↑ Frank Litsky: Use of Steroids: Discovery in the Face of Disbelief. The New York Times , August 28, 1983, accessed October 6, 2017 .
- ^ T&FN - Past Results. (No longer available online.) In: trackandfieldnews.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2017 ; accessed on October 6, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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SURNAME | Graddy, Sam |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Graddy, Samuel Louis III. (Full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sprinter and Olympic champion |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 10, 1964 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Gaffney, South Carolina |