Bob Mathias, American decathlete, actor, and politician (died 2006)

Bob Mathias

American decathlete and politician (1930–2006)

Robert Bruce Mathias was an American decathlete, politician, and actor. Representing the United States, he won two Olympic gold medals in the Decathlon, at the 1948 and the 1952 Summer Games. As a Republican, he served in the US House of Representatives for California's 18th…