Phenomenal Bob Beamon waits for society to take a giant leap

When it comes to achievements that punctuated the global consciousness, that defied the norms of accepted physical limits, few rival what Beamon accomplished at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics

BOB BEAMON: ‘I’ve got a big story I could tell through music.’ He been collecting records since the 1950s and has amassed thousands. Pic: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

“You ever heard James Brown with Pavarotti?” asks Bob Beamon, sitting in the sun in Eugene, Oregon, passing time between sessions at the World Athletics Championships.

I have not.