Jim Hines was the first sprinter in history to go under 10 seconds over 100 meters. The American won gold at the Mexico Olympics in 1968 in a time of 9 seconds and 95 hundredths.
Hines then retired from track and field to try his luck in American football, where he wore jerseys for the Miami Dolphins and Kansas City Chiefs. He then worked with youth in Houston, Texas. His record withstood the onslaught of his successors for 15 years until July 1983 when the American Calvin Smith signed a record of 9′93.