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Mark Zeigler: The greatest Olympic hero is dead but his legacy lives on

SAN DIEGO — Jim Redmond died Sunday in Northampton, England. He was 81.

Who was Jim Redmond?

He emigrated to North London from the Caribbean island of Trinidad at age 14 and got a job making wood packing crates. A few years later, he worked as a truck driver for a company that made machinery for the food industry. He moved to sales, then formed his own machinery company: J Redmond & Son.

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