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 • Anton Fig • Brian Harvey • Diddú • Don Burrows • Huey Morgan • Jan Pieńkowski • Johnny Balentina • Matthew Henson • Michael Roe (racing driver) • Norbert Michelisz • Paul Dirac • Ricardo Londoño • Rocky Thompson • Roger Federer • Viorica Viscopoleanu • Vladimír Darida • Webb Pierce • Yvie Burnett

Born in the same month (August 1915): B. A. Santamaria • Ingrid Bergman • Norman Ramsey Jr. • Ring Lardner Jr. • Robert Strassburg • Signe Hasso • Tasha Tudor