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Southern University.
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Oliver Ford
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He studied at Southern University and normally ran 220 yards and 440 yards. After his record run he planned to try for the Olympics, but was ill for the Olympics trials in July 1968, though he was selected to compete at the final selection in South Lake Tahoe that September.
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He matched the then-record in the semi-finals of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics track and field championships in Albuquerque and won the final with a time of 10.1s. He won both the 100 yard dash (in 95s) and the 220 yard dash (in 205s) at the 1969 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics championships in Billings, Montana, where he was named outstanding athlete.
