Hall of Famer
Mike Brown is shown in portrait Feb. 22, 2022 with five of his world medals near 18th Avenue North at Jacksonville Beach. The 68-year-old athlete will be inducted into USA Track & Field Masters Hall of Fame this July. A former Jacksonville University baseball pitcher, he took up the javelin in 1977, setting multiple national and world age group records. "You know what my first thought was (on getting inducted)? My mother would be proud of me, I'm serious," Brown said. "And I'm proud of myself. And I hope I'm an example to younger people." (Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union)