"Track" from the "1955 Franciscan" yearbook (page 134) (Updated over a year ago)

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Photograph of John "Johnny" Mathis breaking campus high jump record as a sophomore at San Francisco State College. In 1954, John "Johnny" Mathis enrolled at San Francisco State College with the intention of being an English and Physical Education teacher. While here, Mathis set a high jump record of 6’-5 1/2" in a track meet against University of Nevada in May of 1955.

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  • Creator: Associated Students of San Francisco State College
  • Date: 1954-1955
  • Title: "Track" from the "1955 Franciscan" yearbook (page 134)
  • Description: Photograph of John "Johnny" Mathis breaking campus high jump record as a sophomore at San Francisco State College. In 1954, John "Johnny" Mathis enrolled at San Francisco State College with the intention of being an English and Physical Education teacher. While here, Mathis set a high jump record of 6’-5 1/2" in a track meet against University of Nevada in May of 1955.
  • Type: Photograph
  • Format: TIFF
  • Source: University Archives
  • Temporal Coverage: 1954-1955
  • Rights: Public
  • Publisher: San Francisco: San Francisco State Teachers College Associated Students
  • Contributor: Meredith Eliassen

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