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 | 1972 Munich | 4 × 100 m relay |
Gerald Alexander Tinker (born January 19, 1951) is an American formertrack athlete andfootball player. He won a gold medal in the4 × 100 metres relay at the1972 Summer Olympics.
Gerald Tinker attendedCoral Gables Senior High School inCoral Gables, Florida, where he excelled as afootball and track athlete. In 1967, Tinker, along with quarterbackCraig Curry and Bertram Taylor, was part of an all-black backfield at the previously all-white school. The team was rated the team of the century by theFHSAA.[1]
Running for theKent State Golden Flashes track and field team, Tinker won the 197360 yards at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships.[2]
At the1972 Summer Olympics, Gerald Tinker ran the third leg in the American 4 × 100 metres relay team, which won a gold medal and equalled the United States' ownworld record of 38.19.[3] His cousin,Larry Black, also ran a leg in that same relay. Larry Black attendedMiami Killian High School where he also was a track star. His school was a football rival of Coral Gables Senior High School that Gerald attended. Despite that, both teamed up to help win Olympic Gold.
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born | (1951-01-19)January 19, 1951 (age 74) Miami, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 173 lb (78 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Coral Gables Senior (Coral Gables, Florida) | ||||||||
| College | Kent State/Memphis | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1974: 2nd round, 44th overall pick | ||||||||
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After the Olympics, Tinker was selected by theAtlanta Falcons in the 2nd round (44th overall) of the1974 NFL draft aswide receiver. He played for the Falcons (1974–1975) and theGreen Bay Packers (1975).[4]
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