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Floyd Simmons

Floyd Simmons, American decathlete and actor (died 2008)

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Born
April 10, 1923
Died
April 1, 2008
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1923

About Floyd Simmons

Floyd Macon Simmons was an American athlete and actor who competed mainly in the Olympics decathlon in 1948 and 1952 winning bronze at both Olympic Games. He was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. He competed for the United States in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, England in the decathlon where he won the bronze medal. Simmons played football and ran track for Central High School in Charlotte, where he graduated in 1942.

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Floyd Simmons timeline

  1. Simmons played football and ran track for Central High School in Charlotte, where he graduated in 1942.
  2. He competed for the United States in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, England in the decathlon where he won the bronze medal.

The world when Floyd Simmons was born

Floyd Simmons was born in 1923. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1923

  • #1 song"Yes! We Have No Bananas"
  • Top movieThe Ten Commandments (Cecil B. DeMille)
  • Best-selling bookBlack Oxen – Gertrude Atherton

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst 24 Hours of Le Mans race
  • Top headlineTime magazine publishes its first issue
  • Technology milestoneFirst neon signs appear in the United States
  • Defining fadDance marathons
  • Notable inventionFrozen food process (Clarence Birdseye)
  • World population1.93 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding / Calvin Coolidge
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population111.9M

1923 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Floyd Simmons's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19232026
Gas$0.22$3.45/gal
Average home$5,700$435,000
Average income$3,380$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population111.9M341 million

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