Bob Chambers (athlete)

Robert David "Bob" Chambers (November 16, 1926, in Santa Clara County, California – November 6, 2010, in San Pedro, California) was an American track and field athlete known for running the half mile and 800 meters.

While running for Los Gatos High School, Chambers ran the second fastest 880 in history (to that point in time) 1:54.4.

[1] He was unable to run in the CIF California State Meet because it was cancelled during World War II.

While at Pierce, Chambers invented a lane seeding formula for the Southern California Championships.

The NCAA adopted the scheme a year later and by 1972 it became the standard by which the Olympics and other global competitions use for lane seeding.

Chambers (left) and Michigan State Spartans sprinter Jack Dianette at a track meet on April 16, 1949 in Los Angeles, California.