Jim Bausch

James Aloysius Bernard Bausch (March 29, 1906 – July 9, 1974), also known as "Jarring Jim", was an American athlete who competed mainly in the decathlon.

James Bausch
Bausch in 1931
Personal information
Birth nameJames Aloysius Bernard Bausch
Born(1906-03-29)March 29, 1906
Marion, South Dakota, U.S.[1]
DiedJuly 9, 1974(1974-07-09) (aged 68)
Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S.
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Football career
No. 47
Position:Halfback
Personal information
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:Wichita Cathedral
(Wichita, Kansas)
College:Kansas
Career history
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Decathlon
ClubKansas City Athletic Club
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)PV – 4.05 m (1930)
SP – 15.33 m (1932)[2]
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1932 Los Angeles Decathlon

Bausch grew up in Garden Plain, Kansas, graduated from Cathedral High School in Wichita, Kansas, and went to college at the University of Kansas, where he starred in football and basketball. He competed for the United States in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles in the decathlon. Bausch only placed fifth after the first day, but splendid performances in the discus throw and pole vault helped him to build an insurmountable lead and win the gold medal over the heavily favored Finnish athlete Akilles Järvinen.[3]

Bausch played college football at the Municipal University of Wichita, now known as Wichita State University, and the University of Kansas. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954.[4] Bausch also played professional football as a halfback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds.[5]

After retiring from competitions, Bausch tried a career as a nightclub singer before becoming an insurance salesman. During World War II, while serving with the U.S. Navy in the Pacific, he contracted osteomyelitis, and the associated pain resulted in alcoholism. Bausch eventually overcame both problems, and in his later years helped other osteomyelitis patients.[1]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jim Bausch". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 2, 2016.
  2. James Bausch. trackfield.brinkster.net
  3. Wallechinsky, David (2008). The Complete Book of the Olympics. Aurum Press Ltd. p. 263. ISBN 978-1-84513-330-6.
  4. "Jim Bausch". FootballFoundation.org.
  5. "Dropping Back In NFL History: The NFL's Olympians: (page 4)". Footballnation.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2012.


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