Ron Galimore (1997) - Hall of Fame - Iowa State Athletics

Ron Galimore

Ron Galimore

Gymnastics
Tallahassee, Fla.

One of college gymnastics greatest vaulters, he won three NCAA titles (one at LSU, two at Iowa State)
First gymnast in NCAA history to register a perfect “10.0” (that score came at the 1981 national meet immediately after his competition recorded a 9.9)
The first African-American to qualify for a U.S. Olympics Gymnastics Team (1980), but our nation’s boycott prevented him from competing
Nine-time All-American – spread among the all-around, vault and floor exercise – at LSU and Iowa State
Led the Cyclones to a NCAA runner-up finish in the 1981 national championship
Rose to a leadership position (Chief Operating Officer) with USA Gymnastics and was inducted into that organization's Hall of Fame in 2015