November 1, 2015(2015-11-01) (aged 58) Stockholm, Sweden
Height
5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight
165 lb (75 kg)
Spouse
Linda Haglund
Sport
Sport
Running
Event
Sprints
Club
Muhammad Ali Track Club
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
60 yd: 6.05 60 m: 6.54 100 yd: 9.30
Houston McTear (February 12, 1957 – November 1, 2015) was an American sprinter, who emerged from desperate poverty in the Florida Panhandle to become an international track star in the mid-1970s.[1]
McTear rated in the top 10 in the 100 meters for the United States from 1975–1980,[2] but he was stronger at shorter distances, including 60 meters. His 1978 world record in the 60 meters (6.54 s) stood up until it was broken by Ben Johnson in 1986.[3][4] McTear ran a 6.38 in 1980, but that mark has been invalidated due to "questionable timing".[5] If that time were to stand, it would still be the second best all time performance. However, his meteoric rise was effectively ended by the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics.
^"The Glory Road: Stardom and a shanty are the two worlds of the world's fastest". Miami Herald. January 25, 1976.
^"All-Time U.S. Rankings — Men's 100 Meters" (PDF). Trackandfieldnews.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 20, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
^"Johnson, Bubka Set Indoor Records". Washington Post. 1986-01-16.
^"All-time men's indoors best 60m". Alltime-athletics.com. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
^"Men's non-legal indoors 60m". Alltime-athletics.com. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
HoustonMcTear (February 12, 1957 – November 1, 2015) was an American sprinter, who emerged from desperate poverty in the Florida Panhandle to become an...
Kurrat (GDR) Berlin 1978 5.77 Aleksandr Aksinin (USSR) Berlin 1979 5.76 HoustonMcTear (USA) Daly City 1980 5.72 Ray James (USA) Syracuse 1981 5.61 James...
Magallanes – Atlanta Braves assistant hitting coach Bobby McFerrin – musician HoustonMcTear – former world record sprinter Louie Medina – Major League...
School Location Meet Location Meet Name Date Ref 100 y 9.30 (+0.9 m/s) HoustonMcTear Baker High School Baker, Florida Winter Park, Florida FHSAA State Meet...
and actor Otto Brandenburg. Haglund was married to American sprinter HoustonMcTear from the 1980s until his death on 1 November 2015, aged 58. Haglund...
(b. 1948) November 1 Fred Thompson, politician and actor (b. 1942) HoustonMcTear, sprinter (b. 1957) November 3 – Howard Coble, politician (b. 1931)...
Hasely Crawford (TRI) 1976: Steve Williams 1977: Steve Riddick 1978: HoustonMcTear 1979: Steve Riddick 1980–1992 The Athletics Congress 1980: Curtis Dickey...
returned to professional track, then became the owner/operator of numerous McDonald's restaurants and a minor league professional hockey franchise. He has...
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Hasely Crawford (TRI) 1976: Steve Williams 1977: Steve Riddick 1978: HoustonMcTear 1979: Steve Riddick 1980–1992 The Athletics Congress 1980: Curtis Dickey...
Hasely Crawford (TRI) 1976: Steve Williams 1977: Steve Riddick 1978: HoustonMcTear 1979: Steve Riddick 1980–1992 The Athletics Congress 1980: Curtis Dickey...
Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012. "Houston Men Lay Claim To 4×4 World Record". Track & Field News. February 2019....
the oldest 100y world record holder, at 25 years old. The youngest is HoustonMcTear at 18 years old. Jerome never owned the 100y or 100m WR solely but matched...
Hasely Crawford (TRI) 1976: Steve Williams 1977: Steve Riddick 1978: HoustonMcTear 1979: Steve Riddick 1980–1992 The Athletics Congress 1980: Curtis Dickey...
then third all-time on the Florida high school record list behind only HoustonMcTear and Curtis Johnson, and broke the 200 meters Florida high school record...
world record with a time of 38.33 seconds. He also replaced an injured HoustonMcTear on the U.S. team and finished sixth in the 100 meters. He returned home...
– Thomas R. Fitzgerald, American lawyer and judge (b. 1941) 2015 – HoustonMcTear, American sprinter (b. 1957) 2015 – Charles Duncan Michener, American...
University in New Orleans, recruiting athletes to the university like Jimmie McDaniel and Herb Douglas. He served in the transportation corps of U.S. Army...
and Edwin Moses. The meet was also a chance for top runners including HoustonMcTear who had not been able to compete in Montreal to race against medal winners...
early heats, after the baton pass between teammates Calvin Smith and Lee McNeill was completed outside the exchange zone. In 1989, Mitchell won the NCAA...
Hasely Crawford (TRI) 1976: Steve Williams 1977: Steve Riddick 1978: HoustonMcTear 1979: Steve Riddick 1980–1992 The Athletics Congress 1980: Curtis Dickey...
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