LAKE WORTH BEACH — When Bob Beamon raised his right fist as he stood on the podium at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, he was expressing the need for change in a country mired in unrest and protests ...

More than five decades after shattering the world record in the long jump, Bob Beamon is ready to move on from his Olympic gold medal. Beamon famously set the world record during the 1968 Summer ...

By Larry Schwartz Special to ESPN.com. Six seconds. That's all it took for Bob Beamon to leap into history. That's all it took for the slender 22 ...

Bob Beamon and Stix Bones. Photo Credit: MarQ Brown, WhoShotYa! BK LLC. On Monday, August 12th, Olympic legend Bob Beamon and Stix Bones performed their music on “Good Day New York” along with The ...

Bob Beamon, who shattered the long jump world record at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, auctioned his gold medal for $441,000 on Thursday. The highest bid was $350,000 in a Christie’s auction. The ...

“It’s simple -- always just do your best, make friends and give back!” So said sports icon Bob Beamon Thursday to youth track runners at an appearance at Clove Lakes Park. Beamon, who was the guest of ...

It was 53 years ago this month that Bob Beamon and John Carlos etched their names in Olympic track and field history. One is remembered for what he accomplished on the track at the 1968 Summer ...

Whether describing music or describing athletics it's all about rhythm. If you concentrate on timing, movement, and visualization, mix it up, you can come up with some incredible results.” — Bob ...

Ralph Boston, the Olympic long jump champion who broke Jesse Owens’ world record, then had his mark eclipsed by Bob Beamon’s record-shattering leap at the Mexico City Games, died Sunday. He was 83.

If you’ve always wanted an Olympic gold medal but didn’t want to bother with that whole "being an Olympian” part of the process, your time has arrived. This week, Christie’s auction house is set to ...

On Monday, August 12th, Olympic legend Bob Beamon and Stix Bones performed their music on “Good Day New York” along with The Bone Squad. Bob Beamon and Stix Bones. Photo Credit: MarQ Brown, WhoShotYa!