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FILE - In this April 2, 1977, file photo, Olympic gold medal winner Johnny Jones, of the University of Texas, breaks the tape in 9.85 to set a new world record for a hand-timed 100-meter dash event during competition at the Texas relays in Austin, Texas. The former University of Texas wide receiver and track standout, who won an Olympic relay gold medal in 1976, has died after a long bout with cancer, the school announced Friday, March 15, 2019. He was 60. (AP Photo/Ted Powers, File)
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