Ypsilanti — One of the greatest track athletes in American history is an auto worker from Ypsilanti who spent just one year in college, took five years off from the sport, started training again, and then set the U.S. record in the high jump. He became one of the best high jumpers in the world, but then his life spiraled out of control due to drug and alcohol abuse. He served time in jail, found redemption thanks to his old high school coach, go…
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