James Bausch
James "Jim" Aloysius Bernard Bausch (born March 29, 1906 in Marion , South Dakota , † July 9, 1974 in Hot Springs , Arkansas ) was an American athlete and American football player .
college
Bausch studied from 1927 to 1930 at the University of Wichita and later at the University of Kansas . In addition to athletics , he played American football and basketball . With the Kansas Jayhawks , the American football team at the University of Kansas, he ran mostly as a halfback . His running skills were already evident here. In 1930 he was elected to the East-West College All-Star Game , which was played in San Francisco .
Olympic champion
He won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles . In his third competition in the decathlon, he also set a new world record . His 8462.235 points correspond to 6736 points according to the current table from 1985.
Football pro
Bausch played in the NFL for a year . In 1933 he ran for the Cincinnati Reds and for the Chicago Cardinals . He could no longer celebrate great successes with his teams.
Honors
Bausch has been a member of the College Football Hall of Fame since 1954 and the US Athletics Hall of Fame since 1978 .
Web links
- James Bausch in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Portrait
- James Bausch in the US Athletics Hall of Fame
- James Bausch in the College Football Hall of Fame
- James Bausch in the NFL
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SURNAME | Bausch, James |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bausch, James Aloysius Bernard (full name); Bausch, Jim Aloysius Bernard (nickname) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American athlete and football player |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 29, 1906 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Marion, South Dakota |
DATE OF DEATH | July 9, 1974 |
Place of death | Hot Springs, Arkansas |