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): Achille Varzi • Angus Fraser • Bob Smith (doctor) • Carl Fredrik Pechlin • Chris Eubank • Giuseppe Conte • Guy Burnet • Huey Morgan • John Hudek • John Renbourn • Kateryna Volodko • Keith Carradine • Ladislas Starevich • Larisa Bogoraz • Richard Anderson • Rinku Singh (baseball) • Sarat Pujari • Stephen Walkom • Vladimír Darida

Born in the same month (August 1915): B. A. Santamaria • David Dellinger • Gary Merrill • Humphrey Searle • James Hillier • James Tiptree Jr. • Mareta West • Max Lanier • Michael Kidd • Nathan Pritikin • Pete Newell • Robert Strassburg • Signe Hasso • Warren Avis