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): Anastasia M. Ashman • Arthur Goldberg • Axel Merckx • Conrad Lycosthenes • Craig Breslow • Deborah Norville • Dustin Hoffman • Harel Skaat • Hur Jin-ho • Jana Andrsová • Jean Leon Gerome Ferris • John Gustafson (musician) • Jostein Gaarder • Ladislas Starevich • Marcelo Balboa • Miho Shiraishi • Mustafa Balbay • Nélson Oliveira • Pierre Garçon • Richard Anderson • Scott Stapp • Shane Lee • Trev Alberts

Born in the same month (August 1915): Al Hibbler • Alfred Rouleau • Edward Szczepanik • Ingrid Bergman • Ivo Rojnica • James Hillier • James Tiptree Jr. • Mareta West • Max Lanier • Max Robertson • Morris Weiss • Nathan Pritikin • Norman Ramsey Jr. • Robert Strassburg • Signe Hasso • Tasha Tudor • Warren Avis • Wynonie Harris