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Celebrating Black History Month: The unstoppable Benny Vaughn
In the spring of 1969, Georgia’s top high-school runner got his first glimpse of Gator hospitality — and liked what he saw.
Benny's Intrinsic Drive Episode
A revealing podcast interview with Benny Vaughn by Phil Wharton, a former University of Florida Track athlete, that Benny mentored in High School and College. Benny’s experiences in the Deep South shaped his winning perspective of achieving dreams and success. The photo is of Benny hiking in Italy’s Cinque Terre region.
Five Olympic Games and Beyond with Benny Vaughn
This is a great podcast interview of Benny Vaughn on Tiffany Blackmon’s well known show, “My So-Called Fabulous.” Benny has mentored athletes in the most challenging competitive conditions and circumstances on the national and world stage! Now he is offering his life coaching services to the public.
Fort Worth Massage Therapist Tapped for USA Olympics Medical Team
NBC Broadcaster, Laura Harris visits Benny Vaughn at his Athletic Therapy and Life Coaching Center to interview him before departing for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. This is Benny’s 5th Olympic Games with TEAM USA! He is a member of the sports medicine and performance staff at the USA Olympic High Performance Center in Japan during the Olympic Games.
Benny's Featured Articles on Massage Magazine
Massage Magazine Interview
MASSAGE Magazine Editor, Karen Menehan, writes an introspective interview with Benny Vaughn prior to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. This interview underscores Benny’s passion and compassion in serving through his highly successful Massage Therapy career and mentoring.
Benny Vaughn's Journey
Benny Vaughn, Alumnus Address
Watch the Spring 2020 Commencement Address at the University of Florida, College of Health and Human Performance. Benny Vaughn is a graduate of the University of Florida with a degree in Health Education. He was inducted into the HHP College, Alumni Hall of Fame in 2010. Benny is a speaker, teacher and Life Coach, helping people to live the life they would love!
Tim O'Connell's Road to Recovery
About Benny
Benny Vaughn was one of only five African American student-athletes at the University of Florida in 1969. He was a full-scholarship athlete with the Gators Track and Field Team with Head Coach, Jimmy Carnes. He attended Baker High School in Columbus, Georgia where he was bussed to the all-white High School in compliance with Federal desegregation orders after the signing of the Civil Rights Act in 1964 by President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Mr. Vaughn was the first Black athlete to participate on the Baker High School track team and the football team in 1965. In November of 1968, Benny won the Georgia HS State Cross-Country meet in Atlanta where he led his team to the State XC Title. He was the first Black distance runner to win the Georgia HS XC Championship. In that same year he ran and won the HS division of a half-marathon in Atlanta with a time of 1:18.
In his HS Senior year at the 1969 Georgia State HS track and field Championship, He led his team to a 2-point margin victory over favored Atlanta Washington High to win the Georgia State HS team title. Benny won the mile run, he won the 880, he won the 440 and anchored his team’s mile relay. Benny was voted by the Georgia HS Coaches as the Most Valuable Athlete of the State Track and Field Championship in 1969. Benny was a Blue-Chip athlete and was recruited by every SEC school, as the Deep South began to integrate education institutions and its sports teams.
In his professional career, Benny Vaughn is considered one of the most influential massage therapists in sports in the United States. He has been an invited lecturer about sports and massage internationally in Russia, Spain, Japan, Ireland, and Australia. Benny has been a member of the USA Olympic sports medicine staff for FIVE Olympic Games! (Atlanta 1996, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012, Tokyo 2020)
Benny operates his Athletic Therapy Center in Fort Worth Texas and is a Certified Life Mastery Consultant offering personal development coaching to professional and Olympic athletes and any person seeking high-quality and confidential executive leadership transformation coaching.