Charles "Charlie" Mays Sr. (February 3, 1941 – April 11, 2005) was an American

United States

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 Olympic

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 athlete and Democratic party

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 politician

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 from Jersey City, New Jersey

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. He was an eleven-time Amateur Athletic Union (AAU)

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 All-American, nine-time AAU champion in the long jump and six-time champion in the 440-yard dash

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. Mays was AAU Track and Field Athlete of the Year on three occasions, and a two-time NCAA champion in the long jump and the mile relay. He competed in the long jump at the 1968 Summer Olympics

1968 Summer Olympics

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 in Mexico City

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. Mays served six years on the City Council in Jersey City and two terms in the New Jersey General Assembly

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Mays founded the Black Athletes Hall of Fame in 1973 and later served as its Executive Director.

Mays was inducted to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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 Hawks Hall of Fame in 1982. In 2007, Hudson County, New Jersey

Hudson County, New Jersey

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named the running track at Lincoln Park in his honor.