Michael Carter (athlete) Michael Carter (athlete) Michael D'Andrea "Mike" Carter (born October 29, 1960 in Dallas, Texas), is a former U.S. Olympian track and field athlete and professional American football player. Carter is best known in track and field for setting the American national high school record of 81 feet 3½ inches in the 12 pound shot put, adding more than nine feet to the previous record. He set this mark at the 1979 Golden West Invitational track and field meet while competing for Jefferson High School of Dallas, Texas. No high school athlete has come within two feet of this record since.
Dennis Johnson (athlete) Dennis Johnson (athlete) Dennis Johnson (born 6 May 1939) is a former Jamaican sprinter who equalled the world record, 9.3 seconds, for the 100-yard dash in 1961. Johnson later became a coach and advisor, and the architect of the Jamaican athletics programme. Born in Jamaica in 1939, Johnson travelled to the United States for his college education. He studied at San Jose State College, where he was coached by the legendary sprints coach Bud Winter and was a member of the San Jose State Spartans track team. In 1959, he won a bronze medal at the 1959 Pan American Games