Rafer Johnson doesn’t spend much time in the limelight these days, ... He and Betsy, his wife of 47 years, live amid the trappings of two grown children and four grandchildren, ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA will honor Olympic decathlon champion Rafer Johnson and his wife Betsy by naming the track at Drake Stadium for the couple. The dedication ceremony is Oct. 25. Johnson ...

Johnson leaves behind his wife Betsy, and Jenny and son Josh, whom Rafer and Betsy watched compete in a U.S. Olympic Trials decathlon in Sacramento. Jenny was an Olympian in beach volleyball.

Rafer Johnson won gold at the 1960 Olympics and tackled the killer of then ... "Our heartfelt sympathy is with the entire Johnson family, including his wife, Betsy, his children, Jenny and ...

Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin in 1968, ... The school’s track is named for Johnson and his wife Betsy.

Before Rafer pounced on Sirhan, he made sure that Kennedy’s wife, Ethel, walking with him about 20 feet behind, was safe. He got her down to the ground and protected, then charged the shooter.

Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin in 1968, ... The school’s track is named for Johnson and his wife Betsy.

The track at UCLA’s Drake Stadium will be formally unveiled Friday as the Betsy and Rafer Johnson Track in honor of the 1960 Olympic decathlon gold medalist and his wife, a fellow alumnus.

Rafer Johnson, Olympic gold medal winner who helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin, dies at 86 ... The school’s track is named for Johnson and his wife Betsy.

Rafer Johnson, who became known as the world’s greatest athlete after winning the Olympic decathlon in 1960 and who later raced to subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin after a presidential ...

Those who knew Rafer Johnson tell their stories in sympathetic tones to those who didn’t, as if it were the lost opportunity of a lifetime. Johnson was the 1960 Olympic champion in the decathlon ...