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{{Infobox person​

| name   = James Saunders "Jimmy" Upton​<br>

| name=James Saunders "Jimmy" Upton​<br>

(Louisiana track star)

(Louisiana track star)

| birth_date=August 6, 1949​

| birth_date=August 6, 1949​

| birth_place =[[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]], Webster Parish,  [[Louisiana]], [[United States|USA]]​

| birth_place =[[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]], Webster Parish,  [[Louisiana]], [[United States|USA]]​

| death_date =March 17, 2003 (aged 53) ​

| death_date=March 17, 2003 (aged 53) ​

| death_place = Minden, Louisiana,br>

| death_place=Minden, Louisiana,br>

Resting place:<br>

Resting place:<br>

Minden Cemetery​

Minden Cemetery​

Rufus Horace and Mary Ellen Berry Upton​

Rufus Horace and Mary Ellen Berry Upton​

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}}​

'''James Saunders Upton''' (August 6, 1949 &ndash; March 17, 2003), known as '''Jimmy Upton''', was a high school and college track star from his native  [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]], [[Louisiana]], an inductee of Hall of Fame at his alma mater, the University of Louisiana at [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]]. In 1971, Upton was a United States Track and Field Federation All-American hurdler, with the second best time ever at ULM.​

 

'''James Saunders Upton''' (August 6, 1949 &ndash; March 17, 2003), known as '''Jimmy Upton''', was a high school and college track star from his native  [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]], [[Louisiana]], an inductee of Hall of Fame at his alma mater, the University of Louisiana at [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]]. In 1971, Upton was a United States Track and Field Federation All-American hurdler, with the second best time ever at ULM.

 

==Background==​

==Background==​

Upton was the son of the former Mary Ellen Berry (1928-2015) and Rufus Horace Upton (1924–1983),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://press-herald.com/mary-ellen-berry-upton/|title=Mary Ellen Berry Upton|publisher=''Minden Press-Herald''|accessdate=January 12, 2015}}</ref> who was a  captain in the [[United States Army]] during [[World War II]]. Upton graduated in 1967 from Minden High School.<ref name=jagan/>​

Upton was the son of the former Mary Ellen Berry (1928-2015) and Rufus Horace Upton (1924–1983),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://press-herald.com/mary-ellen-berry-upton/|title=Mary Ellen Berry Upton|publisher=''Minden Press-Herald''|accessdate=January 12, 2015}}</ref> who was a  captain in the [[United States Army]] during [[World War II]]. Upton graduated in 1967 from Minden High School.<ref name=jagan/>​

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[[Category:Louisiana People]]

[[Category:Louisiana People]]

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