Dave Sime (David William Sime, 1936 – 2016). American sprinter, multi-sport athlete at Duke University, and a pioneering ophthalmologist. He won a silver medal in the 100-meter dash at the 1960 Olympic Games. He held several sprint records during the late 1950s.
Sime never played sports professionally. He graduated in the top 10% of his class at the Duke University School of Medicine. He then practiced medicine as an ophthalmologist in Florida, where he was a pioneer in intraocular lens transplants.
- "... he could just as easily have added that the young man in question would be red-haired, wear size 11 shoes, play the trumpet and have an affinity for pizza pie." https://vault.si.com/vault/1956/06/04/superman-in-spikes
- "The tall, redheaded sprinter with the free-floating stride made his bid on the turn of the 200-meter dash." https://content.time.com/.../article/0,33009,824284,00.html
- "A tall, rangy redhead at 6 feet 2 ½ inches and 179 pounds..." https://www.nytimes.com/.../dave-sime-once-the-worlds...
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