Rafer Johnson was born on August 18, 1935, in Hillsboro, Texas. One of six children, he moved with his family to Kingsburg, in California’s San Joaquin Valley, in hopes of a better life. The family lived in a railroad boxcar, which they had modified into a home. Johnson, a versatile athlete who played on Kingsburg High School's […]
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