Hines won the 100 at the 1968 Summer Games in Mexico City in a world-record time of 9.95 seconds.
Hines poses for a portrait at McClymonds High School in Oakland, Calif., in 2016, where he graduated in 1964Born in Arkansas and raised Oakland, California, Hines took his talent to Texas Southern University, where he quickly rose up the ranks.
Hines won the 100 at the 1968 Summer Games in Mexico City in a world-record time of 9.95 seconds — becoming the first sprinter to run the race in less than 10 seconds.Jim Hines practices for the All-American Games.Hines’ world mark in the 100 meters stood for 15 years before it was broken by Calvin Smith.
The current record is held by Usain Bolt, the Jamaican sensation who ran 9.58 seconds at the 2009 world championships in Berlin.He had two catches for 23 yards for Miami in 1969, along with one kick return for 22 yards.Following his playing career, Hines worked with inner-city youth in Houston,
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