'80s Legend and His Wife Rock the Red Carpet in Rare Public Appearance originally appeared on Parade. Duran Duran legend John ...

Rafer Johnson, the world decathlon champion who carried the Stars and Stripes at the opening of the 1960 Rome Olympics and became a lifelong Kennedy family friend and Special Olympics ambassador, died ...

There is a new push for late Olympic legend and actor Rafer Johnson to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Not only was Johnson one of the greatest American athletes of all-time, but he also played a role in quelling a tragedy in U.S. history.

From the student body presidency at UCLA to his selfless work with the Special Olympics, Johnson lived a long, well-respected life.

Betsy Johnson wife of the late Rafer Johnson, talks about her husband during a celebration of life ceremony for him at the Betsy and Rafer Johnson Track at Drake Stadium on the UCLA campus ...

UCLA Athletics announced plans to publicly honor the late Rafer Johnson following his death late last year. The department sent a save the date to season-ticket holders Tuesday morning for a ...

The UCLA Athletics community remembers Olympian and humanitarian Rafer Johnson for his actions on and off the track, the field and the court. Johnson, who was also a UCLA alumnus, died at his home ...

Dr. Gabe Mirkin looks back at the amazing life of Rafer Johnson, one of America’s greatest athletes. Johnson died earlier this month, three years after suffering a crippling stroke.

Remembering Rafer Johnson in a Long Year of Lost Sports Legends The death of the Olympic track star hit our columnist particularly hard because of the connection to him from his early years and ...

Olympic champion Rafer Johnson's graciousness and humbleness were part of his legend, something that is increasingly rare in today's me-first world.