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James Lott
James Lott (born October 13, 1965) is a retired American high jumper and football player. He won three NCAA championships won a gold medal at the 1987 World Summer Universiade Games and was an alternate on the 1988 U.S. Olympic Team. He also played pro football in the Arena Football League. High SchoolIn 1983, while competing for Refugio High School in Refugio, Texas, Lott set the National High school and World Junior Record in the high jump at 7' 4¾" improving on the 4-year-old record by Lee Balkin. The following year, Lott's record was improved upon by Dothel Edwards from Cedar Shoals High School in Athens, Georgia which lasted 25 years. Lott is still number 3 on the all-time list behind Edwards and the current record holder James White from Grandview High School in Grandview, Missouri He also was one of the state's top defensive backs at Refugio. He earned first-team all-state honors in 1982, was a PARADE All-American and was named to TEXAS FOOTBALL magazine’s All-Decade Team for the 1980s.[1] CollegeJames Lott went to the University of Texas at Austin where he was a two-sport star, competing in both Football as a Defensive Back and Track and Field as a high jumper. He won the NCAA Championships in the high jump in the 1986 indoor, 1987 outdoor and 1987 indoor meets; and he helped the Longhorns to finish fifth at the 1986 NCAA Indoor Championship and 3rd in the 1986 Outdoor championship. He also won 6 SWC Indoor and outdoor titles at The University of Texas, where he was the first athlete to win an individual NCAA championship in track and field. He finished tenth at the 1987 World Indoor Championships and won the gold medal at the 1987 World Summer Universiade Games. His personal best jump was 2.34 metres which he achieved in May 1987 in Austin at the 1987 Texas Invitational.[2] Lott also enjoyed an extensive Football career at The University of Texas. He played for the 1983 team that won the Southwest Conference and lost to Georgia 109 in the Cotton Bowl after rising to the rank of #2. Lott started for the Longhorns in 1984 and 1985 at cornerback and helped them to the 1984 Freedom Bowl and 1985 Bluebonnet Bowl. He led the team in pass deflections in 1984. He was inducted into the Texas HS Football Hall of Fame in 1994, and is a Member of the SWC All Decade Team. In 2017 he was inducted into the Longhorns Hall of Honor.[3] After CollegeLott placed fourth with a jump of 7'6" in the 1988 U.S. Olympic Trials, which secured an alternate position on the Olympic team. In 1989 and 1990 he played football in the Arena Football League for Maryland and then Pittsburgh.[4] In 1990 he helped Pittsburgh make the playoffs. He went on to become a coach and scout. References
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