Occidental College

Dr. Sammy Lee 1943, who grew up in Highland Park not far from campus, is arguably Oxy's most accomplished athlete. He became the first Asian-American athlete male to win a gold medal when he topped the platform diving competition at the 1948 Olympic Games in London. He added a bronze in springboard diving that year then repeated as the platform champion at the 1952 games in Helsinki. He later coached Olympic champions Bob Webster and Greg Louganis.