December 11, 1956 was “Bobby Morrow Day” in Abilene, where the whole town and the triple gold medalist’s alma mater turned out to welcome him back from Down Under.
As a boy on the family cotton farm in the Rio Grande Valley, Bobby ran for the sheer fun of it. Determined to make the most of his amazing ability, he developed a unique training regimen that included never running more than two hours a day and getting at least 11 hours sleep every night.