Ivory Crockett

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Ivory Crockett (b. August 24, 1948) is a former sprinter who, for a time, held the distinction of being "the world's fastest man" at his distance. Crockett, a track star from St. Louis ran college sprints for Southern Illinois University - Carbondale . In 1974, Crockett broke the world record for the 100-yard dash by being timed at just nine seconds flat. This was timed manually. The Los Angeles Times characterized the event with the headline "Immortality in 9 Seconds Flat".

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