Jumbo Elliott (coach)

James F. "Jumbo" Elliott was an American track and field coach, often considered to be one of the greatest of all time. His achievements include producing five Olympic gold medal winners between 1956 and 1968. ^{James Elliott, American runner and coach (d. 1981)}

8 August 1915

Born on the same birth day (8 August): Emiliano Zapata • George Turner (Australian politician) • Katie Leung • Larry Wilcox • Nicolas Vogondy • Ross Ohlendorf • Sudhakar Rao • William Asher

Born in the same month (August 1915): Al Hibbler • B. A. Santamaria • Humphrey Searle • Ingrid Bergman • Ivo Rojnica • James Hillier • James Tiptree Jr. • Max Robertson • Michael Kidd • Norman Ramsey Jr. • Ring Lardner Jr. • Robert Strassburg • Signe Hasso