Bob Likins Explained

Bob Likins
Full Name:Robert William Likins
Nickname:Bob
National Team:USA
Birth Date:May 12, 1921
Birth Place:Portland, Oregon
Death Place:Upland, California
Height:6 ft 3 in
Weight:207 lb
Sport:Athletics
Event:Javelin throw
Universityteam:San Jose State University
Pb:JT – 69.01 (226-5) (1948)

Robert William Likins (May 12, 1921  - November 21, 1962)[1] was an American javelin thrower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2]

Life

Robert William Likins was born May 12, 1921 in Portland, Oregon. He attended Grant High School, where he played football and threw javelin, becoming a two-time Oregon State Champion in Javelin and set a state record in 1938, and graduated in 1940.[3]

After high school he enrolled at Glendale Junior College, where he set the National Junior College Javelin record. He then transferred to the University of Southern California, but dropped out to serve in World War II. When the war ended he enrolled at San Jose State University, where he would continue to throw javelin.[4] In 1946 and 1947, while competing for San Jose State, Likins won NCAA track and field championships for javelin throwing.[5]

He qualified for and competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics, in London, England. He finished 12th in the qualifying round and 8th in the final.[6]

Later in life, Likins became the athletic director for the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla, Washington. From 1951-60 he worked for various Keyser Industries and then was briefly with Arthur Young & Co. until he was forced to retire due to illness.

Likins died on November 21, in Upland, California 1962 at age 41.

In 2010, he was inducted into the Portland Interscholastic League Alumni Sports Hall of Fame.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bob Likins' genealogical profile . 2012-07-01 . https://archive.today/20130124002456/http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/u/l/Joye-M-Bullock/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0128.html . 2013-01-24 . dead .
  2. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/bob-likins-1.html . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418082849/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/bob-likins-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 1 July 2012.
  3. Web site: 2021-01-04 . Bob Likins * . 2024-07-02 . PIL Hall of Fame CyberMuseum . en-US.
  4. Web site: Olympedia – Bob Likins . 2024-07-02 . www.olympedia.org.
  5. Web site: NCAA Division I Men's Track and Field Championship Results . May 18, 2016 . NCAA . NCAA.org.
  6. Web site: Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Javelin Throw . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417175112/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1948/ATH/mens-javelin-throw.html . 17 April 2020 . 16 January 2018 . sports-reference.com.