Floyd “Chunk” Simmons​

Track + Field
Inducted: 1973
  • Born in Charlotte, NC, 1923
  • Olympic decathlete and track star at University of North Carolina
  • Won bronze medal in 1948 and 1952 Olympics
  • Top age-group athlete in 1970s and 1980s
  • Served in Italy in World War II as ski trooper
  • Actor, photographer