Ed Gordon (athlete), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetEd Gordon (athlete)
American long jumper
Date of Birth: 01-Jul-1908
Place of Birth: Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Date of Death: 05-Sep-1971
Profession: athletics competitor
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Ed Gordon (athlete)
- Edward Lansing "Ed" Gordon Jr.
- (July 1, 1908 – September 5, 1971) was an American athlete, who competed mainly in the long jump. He was born in Jackson, Mississippi and died in Detroit, Michigan. Gordon was a student-athlete and graduated from the University of Iowa. At the 1928 Summer Olympics he finished seventh in the long jump competition. He competed for the United States in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States, where he won the gold medal in the long jump. His son Edward Lansing Gordon III is the current host of Our World with Black Enterprise and has worked for BET, CBS News, NBC News, and NPR.
Read more at Wikipedia