Irvin Roberson
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Irvin 'Bo' Roberson (Jul 23, 1935, Philadelphia - Apr 19, 2001, Pasadena) was an American track and field athlete and football player.
At Cornell University he excelled in basketball, football and track and field. At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome he won the silver medal in the long jump, a centimeter short of the 8.12 m gold medal jump by Ralph Boston.
Bo Roberson had a seven year career in professional football after the Olympics.
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