East Tennessee State University

A track star at ETSU in 1957, Ollan Cassell was a 1964 Olympic Gold Medalist, anchoring the United States 1600-meter relay team to a world record time of 3:00.7. In 1957, while at ETSU, Cassell ran school record times of 9.4 in the 100-yard dash and 21.1 in the 220-yard dash. Cassell joined other ETSU athletic greats in the Hall of Fame in 1980.