Born: January 1, 1939
Hometown: Money, MS
Year Induction: 1981
Deceased : February 6, 2007
She was a 16-year-old high school sophomore when she won the silver medal for long jump in the Melbourne Olympics in 1956.
Tennessee State (1959-62)
Only American track athlete to appear in five Olympics (1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972)
Silver medal, long jump (1956)
Silver medal, 4 x 100 relay (1964)
Member of four U.S. Pan American Games teams
Competed in 150 countries.
Chicago Sports Hall of Fame
U.S. Track and Field Hall of Fame
Women’s Sports Foundation Hall of Fame
Willye White started running track on her hometown high school varsity track team when she was just 10 years old.
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