FIRST WHEATIES BOX ATHLETE DIES AT 97

Mar 03, 2023

By Andy Johnson

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He was just another American pole vaulter until he won two Olympic gold medals at the 1950s and then found greater fame as the first athlete to grace a Wheaties cereal box.

Bob Richards was also an ordained minister known as the “Vaualting Vicar” and enjoyed a successful career as a motivational speaker

Richard’s daughter confirmed his passing at his home in Waco, Texas at the age of 97.

No cause of death was released.

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