Herbert Douglas Jr. was on campus last week as UT Athletics partnered with the LBJ School of Public Affairs and other campus organizations for event as part of the 2018 Barbara Jordan Forum.
Just a few weeks shy of his 96th birthday, Herbert Douglas, Jr. can still regale a room with a good story.
Douglas has plenty of tales to choose from. As the oldest living African-American Olympic medalist — he earned a bronze medal in the long jump at the 1948 London games — his legacy also includes a trailblazing career in the corporate world, where he rose to prominence as one of the first African-American executives at a national company.