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Richard George (athlete)
Richard Lloyd George (born May 22, 1953, in Fillmore, Utah) is an American former javelin thrower. He represented the United States at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1] George went to Brigham Young University, earning a BA in Economics and Harvard Business School, earning an MBA.[2] A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,[3] he played football for the BYU Cougars as a freshman but focused on track and field after returning from his church mission.[4] At the 1976 Summer Olympics, he completed a warm-up throw that would have won second place in the finals, but did not end up qualifying for the finals.[4] In 2012, George became an Honoree in the Utah Sports Hall of Fame.[5] George served as Vice President of Southern Virginia University and was the CEO of General Resonance LLC and Clene NanoMedicine Inc.[2] His son Andrew also played football for the BYU Cougars[4] and he is the brother-in-law of Ed Red, another Olympic javelin thrower.[4] References
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