Bob Mathias of the United States.
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Bob Mathias of the United States.
Twice ... Bob Mathias of the United States at the 1948 Games in London and 1952 Games in Helsinki and Daley Thompson of Great Britain at the 1980 Games in Moscow and 1984 Games in Los Angeles.
For the Democrats, it was 1948; for the Republicans, 1952. In all subsequent elections, the candidate was selected on the first ballot.
The NBA first presented the Rookie Of The Year award in the 1952-53 season. The winner that year was Monk Meineke of the Fort Wayne Pistons.
Ralph Kiner of the Pirates with 7 NL home run titles between 1946-1952. He tied with Hank Sauer in 1952 and Johnny Mize in 1947 and 1948 and led outright the other four seasons.