Rafer Johnson dies

Olympic Gold Medalist, UCLA Legend Rafer Johnson Dead at 86

City News ServiceDecember 2, 2020

Olympic decathlon gold medalist Rafer Johnson, who lit the torch at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to open the 1984 Summer Games, died today at his home in Sherman Oaks. He was 86.

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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Torch Lit in Honor of Rafer Johnson

Sentinel News ServiceDecember 2, 2020

Today, LA County Supervisor Janice Hahn, who serves as the President of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission, announced that the Coliseum’s Torch has been lit in honor of Rafer Johnson, the famed decathlete and actor who passed away today in his Sherman Oaks home.