For all the hurdles Wilma Rudolph cleared on her way to Olympic superstardom ... “It’s been my dream to start programs that, through athletics, foster education.” Vice President for Student Affairs ...

Wilma Rudolph, an iconic figure in Olympic history ... particularly disadvantaged children. She worked in education, hosted a local television show, and served as a U.S. goodwill ambassador ...

Wilma Rudolph outran poverty ... In 1961, she also earned a degree in education and won the 1961 Sullivan Award as America’s outstanding amateur athlete, male or female. But there was no ...

My mother told me I would. I believed my mother,” the great Wilma Rudolph said, and she set about becoming one of the most inspirational figures in sports. The Clarksville native won three gold ...

Olympic champion Wilma Rudolph has family in Louisville and WHAS11's Sherlene Shanklin sat down with her nephews who knew her as simply Aunt Wilma. Not only was Rudolph an Olympic champion ...

Wilma Rudolph’s biggest challenge turned out not to be double pneumonia, scarlet fever or polio. Time wound up being the only obstacle the first American woman to win three gold medals at a ...