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(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

| death_place=Minden, Louisiana

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'''James Saunders Upton''' (August 6, 1949 – 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 the Athletic 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''', known as '''Jimmy Upton''' (August 6, 1949 – March 17, 2003), was a high school and college track star from his native [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]], [[Louisiana]], an inductee of the Athletic 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==

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After high school, Upton attended [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]] on a track scholarship for his freshman year. He ran the maximum five events permitted while he was on the LSU track team. He transferred to ULM, then known as Northeast Louisiana State College, where Robert E. "Bob" Groseclose (1920-2002) was his coach. Groseclose coached track at ULM for twenty-nine years, a record duration among all coaches in all sports at the university. In 1996, ULM named its track field to honor Groseclose, a native [[Texas|Texan]]. At ULM, Upton was shifted to the longer hurdle race, the 440-yard or 400-meter hurdles. He was named an [[NCAA]] All-American in 1972. Only one other athlete from his hometown of Minden, James Britt, of the LSU football team, had received "All-American" designation. Some of Upton's records still stand at ULM. In 1994, he was inducted into the ULM Athletic Hall of Fame and the Arkansas-Louisiana-Texas Athletic Hall of Fame. In 1998, he was inducted into the ULM Graduate N Club.<ref name=jagan/>​

After high school, Upton attended [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]] on a track scholarship for his freshman year. He ran the maximum five events permitted while he was on the LSU track team. He transferred to ULM, then known as Northeast Louisiana State College, where Robert E. "Bob" Groseclose (1920-2002) was his coach. Groseclose coached track at ULM for twenty-nine years, a record duration among all coaches in all sports at the university. In 1996, ULM named its track field to honor Groseclose, a native [[Texas|Texan]]. At ULM, Upton was shifted to the longer hurdle race, the 440-yard or 400-meter hurdles. He was named an [[NCAA]] All-American in 1972. Only one other athlete from his hometown of Minden, James Britt, of the LSU football team, had received "All-American" designation. Some of Upton's records still stand at ULM. In 1994, he was inducted into the ULM Athletic Hall of Fame and the Arkansas-Louisiana-Texas Athletic Hall of Fame. In 1998, he was inducted into the ULM Graduate N Club.<ref name=jagan/>​

 

==Death at 53==​

==Death at 53==​

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