Dick Barber

[3] After graduating from high school he entered the University of Southern California, where he was coached by Dean Cromwell.

[16] At the NCAA meet Barber only jumped 24 ft 9+1⁄4 in (7.55 m) and placed third behind Gordon and Lamoine Boyle,[13] but he was still named the top collegiate All-American.

[17] Barber injured his leg in a minor meet in March 1932 and missed the early part of the 1932 season,[18][19] but returned in top form and jumped 25 ft 4 in (7.72 m) in Fresno on May 14.

[20][21] USC did not compete in the 1932 NCAA meet,[22] but both the Trojans as a team and Barber individually successfully defended their IC4A titles.

[24][25] However, at the last moment the United States Olympic Committee decided to allow eight finalists instead of five;[25][26] Barber thus qualified for the final, and jumped his personal best,[27] 25 ft 4+3⁄8 in (7.73 m), to win the trials ahead of Gordon and Lambert Redd.