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Robert "Bob" Beamon was born in Queens, NY
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Ranked second in the long jump in the US, and received a track scholarship to the University of Texas
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Won the world record in the long jump at the Mexico Olympics
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Beamon was drafted by the Phoenix Suns basketball team
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He graduated from Adelphi University with a degree in sociology
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Elected to USA Track and Field Hall of Fame
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Beamon was one of the first inductees into the US Olympic Hall of Fame
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His record was broken by Mike Powell
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Currently the chief executive of the Art of the Olympians Museum in Florida