When you have a sports program as decorated and illustrious as here at UH, you can expect there to be numerous standout performers and achievements.
Among those notable few, there is also an upper echelon where the most distinguished people reside.
The man the International Olympic Committee named “Sportsman of the Century” and Sports Illustrated named “Olympian of the Century” belongs in that upper echelon, not only in discussion of UH athletics, but among the best athletes the United States has ever produced.
After breaking the national high school long jump record, young Carl Lewis obviously invoked interest from hundreds of colleges.