Olympic Gold Medal Winner Vincent Matthews in 1967.

Caption from the Bull reads: "Sophomore Vince Matthews has brought honors galore to the Bull Pen. The 19 year old New Yorker has won the Conference 440 Championship and appeared on national television while performing at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Smithies are looking forward to seeing the whiz in Mexico City at the ’68 Olympics."

Matthews did go to the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City where he received a gold medal for running in the 4X400 relay.  In 1972, he received a gold medal at the Munich Olympics for the 400 meter race.