Charles Mays

Charles "Charlie" Mays Sr. (February 3, 1941 – April 11, 2005) was an American Olympic athlete and Democratic Party politician who represented the 31st Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly.

Mays was AAU Track and Field Athlete of the Year on three occasions, and a two-time NCAA champion in the long jump and the mile relay.

[2] Mays founded the Black Athletes Hall of Fame in 1973[3] and later served as its executive director.

[4] Mays was inducted to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Hall of Fame in 1982.

In 2007, Hudson County, New Jersey named the running track at Lincoln Park in his honor.