Clarence Robison: Founding Father of BYU Track and Field
- Clarence Robison (1923-2006)
- Competed at BYU: 1940-1943
- Served as an officer in the U.S. Navy during World War II
- Represented Team U.S.A. as a 5000-meter runner in the 1948 London Olympic Games.
- BYU Track and Field Head Coach: 1949-1988 (39 years)
- Led his BYU teams to:
- A share of the 1970 Outdoor National Title with a score of 35 points on June 16-18 in Des Moines, Iowa.
- 24 Top-10 national finishes (six indoor, 18 outdoor), including eight-consecutive outdoor top-10 finishes (1964-1971)
- Six Indoor Conference Titles
- His BYU athletes accumulated:
- 27 National Championships (six indoor, 21 outdoor)
- 172 Conference Championships
- 32 Olympic appearances with five gold medals won by athletes from six different countries
- Three NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships
- Two CoSIDA Academic All-America Citations (Ed Eyestone, 1984 & 1985)
- An NCAA Top Six Award (Ed Eyestone, 1986)
- An Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year Award (Ralph Mann, 1970)
- 101 times or marks remaining on the program's top-10 boards (as of 2023).