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My Take
Larry 'Mutt' Black is the kind of Olympian whose name deserves more light. Gold in the 4x100 m relay and silver in the 200 m at the 1972 Munich Games is a phenomenal haul, the product of a Miami kid who earned a scholarship from Killian High to North Carolina Central. I'm drawn to that classic American sprint pipeline, a sharp coach spotting raw speed and refining it into world-class form. His passing in 2006 at 54 came far too early, but those Munich performances are fixed in the record. To me he represents the explosive, all-or-nothing courage that sprinting demands.
Overview
Larry Jeffery "Mutt" Black (July 20, 1951 – February 8, 2006) was an American sprinter, winner of the gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay and silver medal in the 200 m at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Black was born in Miami, Florida, and graduated from Miami Killian Senior High with a scholarship to North Carolina Central University. Larry's coach at Miami Killian was Leroy Daniels.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Larry Black
- Name (Japanese)
- ラリー・ブラック
- Reading
- らりー・ぶらっく
- Born
- July 20, 1951 – February 8, 2006
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rabbit
- Origin
- Miami, Florida, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 186 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- sprinter / athletics competitor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- North Carolina Central University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.