William DeHart Hubbard was the first Black athlete to win an individual Olympic gold medal when he won the long jump at the 1924 Paris Games. A versatile multi-event competitor, he also represented the U.S. in the triple jump in 1924 and again long jumped at the 1928 Olympics. While at the University of Michigan, Hubbard won the NCAA Championships in the long jump in 1923 and 1925, setting a world record of 7.89m/25-10.75 on the latter occasion. In 1925, he also won the 100-yard dash at the NCAAs, tying the existing world record of 9.6 seconds. Hubbard won six straight AAU long jump titles from 1922 to 1927 and was AAU triple jump champion in 1922 and 1923. Upon college graduation, he accepted a position as the supervisor of the Department of Colored Work for the Cincinnati Public Recreation Commission. He remained in this position until 1941. He then accepted a job as the manager of Valley Homes, a public housing project in Cincinnati. In 1942 he moved to Cleveland, Ohio where he served as a race relations adviser for the Federal Housing Authority. In addition to participating in track and field events, Hubbard also was an avid bowler. He served as the president of the National Bowling Association during the 1950s. He also founded the Cincinnati Tigers, a professional baseball team, which played in the Negro American League. He retired in 1969. Hubbard died in Cleveland in 1976. Hubbard was posthumously inducted into the University of Michigan Hall of Honor in 1979, just the second class inducted into the Hall of Honor. Events Long Jump - 7.89m/25-10.75 100 yd. - 9.60 Records Held World Record: Long Jump - 7.89 m (June 13, 1925) World Record: 100 yd. - 9.60 Championships 1924 Olympics: Long Jump (1st) 1922 AAU: Triple Jump (1st) 1922 AAU: Long Jump (1st) 1923 AAU: Triple Jump (1st) 1923 AAU: Long Jump (1st) 1924 AAU: Long Jump (1st) 1925 AAU: Long Jump (1st) 1926 AAU: Long Jump (1st) 1927 AAU: Long Jump (1st) 1923 NCAA: Long Jump (1st) 1925 NCAA: Long Jump - 7.89 m (1st) 1925 NCAA: 100 yd. - 9.60 (1st)