What is Herb Douglas?
[[File:Herbert Douglas Jr.jpg|right|200px]] '''Herbert Paul Douglas Jr.''' (March 9, 1922 – April 22, 2023) was an American athlete. He competed in [[long jump]]. He represented the [[United States]] at the [[1948 Summer Olympics]] in [[London]]. He won the bronze medal with a jump of {{convert|24|ft|9|in|m}}.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/13/herb-douglas-oldest-living-african-american-olympic-medalist-48-london-games_n_1672223.html Herb Douglas, Oldest Living African-American Olympic Medalist, Reflects On 1948 London Games]</ref> Douglas was born in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]. He died in Pittsburgh on April 22, 2023, at the age of 101.<ref>{{cite web |title=Herb Douglas |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78334 |website=Olympedia |access-date=24 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Litsky |first=Frank |date=April 24, 2023 |title=Herb Douglas, Olympic Medalist Inspired by Jesse Owens, Dies at 101 |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/24/sports/olympics/herb-douglas-dead.html |access-date=2023-04-24}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Douglas, Herb}} [[Category:1922 births]] [[Category:2023 deaths]] [[Category:American centenarians]] [[Category:American track and field athletes]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Pittsburgh]] [[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for the United States]] [[Category:Shot putters]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}