Greene Among 2006 Kansas Relays Hall of Fame Class

Lawrence, Kan.?Former Nebraska great and Olympic Gold Medalist Charlie Greene is one of four athletes scheduled to be inducted into the Kansas Relays Hall of Fame on Saturday, April 22, meet director Tim Weaver announced Monday. The former Husker joins John Outland, Karl Salb and Pinkie Suggs among the 2006 class of honorees.

Greene tied the world record in the men’s 100-meter dash at the 1968 Kansas Relays with a time of 10.0 seconds. The race kicked off the most successful year of his sprinting career, as he would go on to take first place at the U.S. Olympic Trials to qualify for the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, where he earned a pair of medals. A Seattle, Wash., native, Greene became the only former Nebraska track and field athlete to claim an Olympic gold medal as a part of the United States’ winning 4x100-meter relay in Mexico City. He also added bronze in the 100-meter dash competition.

A three-year letterman at Nebraska, Greene won a team-record six national titles for the Huskers from 1965 through 1967. He netted NU’s first-ever individual indoor national championships by earning three consecutive 60-yard dash titles beginning in 1965. He also accomplished the feat outdoors in the 100-yard dash during the same three-year period.

Tickets to the Kansas Relays Hall of Fame banquet and dinner are $25 each and available through the Kansas Relays Office. For more information contact the office at (785) 864-3486 or kansasrelays@kuathletics.com.

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