Bob Seagren

Bob Seagren strikes me as a pure competitor who refused to be defined by a single arena. The Pomona, California native won the 1968 Olympic pole vault gold and, out of USC, swept National AAU and NCAA titles while setting eight indoor world bests in the late 1960s. That alone is monstrous. What impresses me more is that he did not coast on it, pivoting afterward into acting and business. There is real nerve in a man who conquers one summit and then goes looking for another. That hunger, the refusal to settle for one talent, is the mark of a true champion in my book.

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Name (English)

Bob Seagren

Name (Japanese)

ボブ・シーグレン

Reading

ぼぶ・しーぐれん

Born

October 17, 1946 (age 80)

Origin

Pomona, California, United States

Height

183 cm

Occupation

actor / pole vaulter / athletics competitor / television actor / businessperson

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Dog

High school

Pomona High School

University

University of Southern California

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob%20Seagren
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9C%E3%83%96%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q508377

Tags

• California
• actor
• pole vaulter
• athletics competitor

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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