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Charlie Greene (right), a former University of Nebraska sprinter, takes the bronze medal in the 100-meter dash at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, where he and his teammates also won a gold medal in the 4x100 relay.
- Associated Press file photo

Former Husker Charlie Greene (right) waits on the medal podium as gold medalist Jim Hines of Oakland, Calif., waves to the crowd at the 1968 Summer Olympic in Mexico City. Lennox Miller (left) of Jamaica took the silver and Greene the bronze.
- Julie Koch
Former Husker Charlie Greene (second from right) hits the tape, winning the first heat of the 100-meter dash at the Summer Olympics in Mexico City on Oct. 13, 1968. His time was 10.00 seconds, tying with the world record. He went on to earn the bronze medal in the final.
- Julie Koch
The fantastic 100-meter dash semifinals at the U.S. Track and Field Championships in Sacramento, Calif., on June 21, 1968, resulted in the world record of 10.0 seconds being smashed by three men, in two separate heats with the record time of :09.9. In the left picture, Jim Hines of the Houston Striders, edges Ronnie Ray Smith of the California Striders. The right picture shows Charlie Greene of the Huskers AA, winning his heat with the same record time.
- Julie Koch
A reproduction of the JET magazine cover featuring Charlie Greene on July 6, 1967.
- Courtesy of John Hamilton's archive
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Charlie Greene (right), a former University of Nebraska sprinter, takes the bronze medal in the 100-meter dash at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, where he and his teammates also won a gold medal in the 4x100 relay.
- Associated Press file photo
Former Husker Charlie Greene (right) waits on the medal podium as gold medalist Jim Hines of Oakland, Calif., waves to the crowd at the 1968 Summer Olympic in Mexico City. Lennox Miller (left) of Jamaica took the silver and Greene the bronze.
- Julie Koch
Former Husker Charlie Greene (second from right) hits the tape, winning the first heat of the 100-meter dash at the Summer Olympics in Mexico City on Oct. 13, 1968. His time was 10.00 seconds, tying with the world record. He went on to earn the bronze medal in the final.
- Julie Koch
The fantastic 100-meter dash semifinals at the U.S. Track and Field Championships in Sacramento, Calif., on June 21, 1968, resulted in the world record of 10.0 seconds being smashed by three men, in two separate heats with the record time of :09.9. In the left picture, Jim Hines of the Houston Striders, edges Ronnie Ray Smith of the California Striders. The right picture shows Charlie Greene of the Huskers AA, winning his heat with the same record time.
- Julie Koch
A reproduction of the JET magazine cover featuring Charlie Greene on July 6, 1967.
- Courtesy of John Hamilton's archive
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