Bob Beamon By luckybell124 Aug 29, 1946 Day of birth in Jamaica,NY Oct 12, 1968 Gold medalist, long jump, 1968 Olympic games Mar 10, 1972 Bob graduated from Adelphi University in 1972 with a degree in sociology Feb 9, 1983 I was U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, 1983 Feb 9, 1999 In 1999, Beamon and his wife, Milana Walter Beamon, co-wrote a book about his life, The Man Who Could Fly. Feb 9, 2013 I am still alive