 Douglas
Yancey
2003 Greater Flint
Afro-American Hall of Fame Inductee
Category: MULTIPLE SPORTS
Wife: Bernadine
Daughter: Shonda
Son: Michael
Doug was born in Flint and grew up on the south side. He attended Steward
Elementary, Whittier Junior High and graduated from Flint Southwestern
High School.
While at Southwestern, Doug earned six varsity letters in football.
He was honorable mention All Saginaw Valley and honorable mention All
State.
Doug's claim to fame was in the shot put. He won the state championship
in the shot put his senior year.
When Doug entered the United States Air Force in 1967, he became a
member of the track and field team.
Doug was champion of shot put at the Knights of Columbus International
Track and Field games. He was the shot put champion at the North Dakota
AAU and the Bison Relays shot put champion.
He placed second at the U.S. Air Force world wide track and field champion-
ships. U.S. Air Force world wide champion shot put. Doug was identified
as a potential member of the U.S. Olympian track and field team.
In 1969 Flint Olympian and Canusa Games, Doug broke one of the three
oldest Olympian Games records by 3 feet, 3 1/2 inches. He was the District
23 NAJA indoor shot put champion.
Doug passed away June 22, 2001. He was employed as director at the
St. James House A Complete Retirement Community, a ministry of the
Episcopal Church Diocese of Texas.
Doug's wife Bernadine will accept for him tonight.
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