U.S. Rankings — Men’s 110 Hurdles Places for 1947–62 reflect 1948 1949 only those Americans who 1 ........................Bill Porter 1 .....................Craig Dixon made the World Rankings 2 ..............Harrison Dillard 2 ..............Harrison Dillard 1947 3 ..................... Clyde Scott 3 ................Billy Anderson 1 ..............Harrison Dillard 4 .....................Craig Dixon 4 .................. Dick Attlesey 2 ........................Bill Porter 5 .......................Ed Dugger 5 .................... Bill Fleming 3 .....................Craig Dixon 6 ....................... Lloyd Duff 6 ................ Edward Taylor 4 .............. Floyd Simmons 7 ................ Edward Taylor 5 ................... Tom Mitchell 6 .................. Dan Yovetich Aries Merrit beat reigning world champ Jason 7 .................. Ross Nichols Richardson when he set the World Record in 8 ..................Augie Erfurth Brussels in ’12. © JIRO MOCHIZUKI/PHOTO RUN © Track & Field News 2019 — 1 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s 110 Hurdles 1950 1954 1957 1 .................. Dick Attlesey 1 ...................... Jack Davis 1 ................. Milt Campbell 2 .................... Bill Fleming 2 ............Willard Thomson 2 ................... Lee Calhoun 3 ...................... Bill Albans 3 .................Willard Wright 3 ....................Elias Gilbert 4 ................... Jim Gehrdes 4 .........................Ken Toye 4 .................Willie Stevens 5 ............. Downing McKee 5 .................... Gerry Wood 5 .....................Chuck Pratt 6 .....................Art Barnard 6 ...................Pat Hindman 6 ...................Hayes Jones 7 ....................Al Lawrence 7 ...................Joel Shankle 7 ..............Ancel Robinson 8 ..................Horace Smith 1955 1958 1951 1 ................. Milt Campbell 1 ...................Hayes Jones 1 .................. Dick Attlesey 2 ...................... Jack Davis 2 ..............Ancel Robinson 2 ...................... Jack Davis 3 ............Willard Thomson 3 ....................Elias Gilbert 3 .....................Craig Dixon 4 ...................Joel Shankle 4 ....................... Willie May 4 .............. Jack DeMedicis 5 .....................Chuck Pratt 5 ....................Bob Lawson 5 .....................Art Barnard 6 .................... Bill Youkers 1959 7 .................Willard Wright 1952 1 ...................Hayes Jones 1 ..............Harrison Dillard 1956 2 ................... Lee Calhoun 2 ...................... Jack Davis 1 ...................... Jack Davis 3 ....................Elias Gilbert 3 ................Billy Anderson 2 ................... Lee Calhoun 4 ....................... Willie May 4 .....................Craig Dixon 3 ...................Joel Shankle 5 ..............Ancel Robinson 5 .....................Art Barnard 4 ................. Milt Campbell 6 ....................Chuck Cobb 6 .................. Dick Attlesey 5 .....................Chuck Pratt 7 .....................Rex Cawley 7 ................Val Joe Walker 6 ................Rafer Johnson 1960 7 ....................Elias Gilbert 1953 1 ................... Lee Calhoun 8 ............Willard Thomson 1 ...................... Jack Davis 2 ....................... Willie May 9 .................... Lee Loewen 2 ...................Joel McNulty 3 ...................Hayes Jones 3 ................. Milt Campbell 4 ....................Chuck Cobb 4 .....................Art Barnard 5 ..................... Don Styron 5 ............Willard Thomson 6 .................Dave Edstrom 6 ..............Harrison Dillard 7 ................... Bob Mathias 8 .................... Gerry Wood © Track & Field News 2019 — 2 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s 110 Hurdles 1961 1964 1967 1 ...................Hayes Jones 1 ...................Hayes Jones 1 .............Willie Davenport 3 ............Fran Washington 2 ..............Blaine Lindgren 2 .............Earl McCullouch 4 ........................ Jerry Tarr 3 .............Willie Davenport 3 .........Richmond Flowers 5 ..................Ralph Boston 4 ...................Russ Rogers 4 .................Ron Copeland 6 ...................... Bob Pierce 5 ......................Bobby May 5 ........................... Erv Hall 9 ................ Bennie McRae 6 ....................Elias Gilbert 6 ................ Leon Coleman 10 .................Barney Allen 7 .................. Gerry Cerulla 7 .................... Larry Livers 8 .................Roger Morgan 8 ......... Roger Neiswender 1962 9 ................... John Bethea 9 .....................Al Rockwell 1 ........................ Jerry Tarr 10 ..................... Roy Hicks 10 .................Harvey Nairn 2 ...................Hayes Jones 3 ..............Blaine Lindgren 1965 1968 4 ............Fran Washington 1 .............Willie Davenport 1 .............Willie Davenport 5 ........Brian Polkinghorne 2 ..............Blaine Lindgren 2 .............Earl McCullouch 6 ..................... Don Styron 3 .................Roger Morgan 3 ........................... Erv Hall 7 ...................... Mel Renfro 4 .......................Paul Kerry 4 ................ Leon Coleman 8 ...................Russ Rogers 5 .................. Gerry Cerulla 5 .........Richmond Flowers 6 .......................... Don Shy 6 .................Pat Pomphrey 1963 7 ......................Bobby May 7 ..........Tommie Lee White 1 ...................Hayes Jones 8 .........Richmond Flowers 8 .................... Larry Livers 2 ..............Blaine Lindgren 9 .................Pat Pomphrey 9 .................. George Carty 3 ....................... Roy Hicks 10 ...................Al Rockwell 10 ................... Mike Butler 4 ....................... Willie May 5 ...................Russ Rogers 1966 1969 6 ...................... Bob Green 1 .............Willie Davenport 1 .............Willie Davenport 7 ..................Ralph Boston 2 .......................... Don Shy 2 ................ Leon Coleman 8 ............ Steve Cortwright 3 .................Ron Copeland 3 ........................... Erv Hall 9 ........Brian Polkinghorne 4 .............Earl McCullouch 4 .....................Gary Power 10 ...........Willie Davenport 5 ....................... Bob White 5 .........Richmond Flowers 6 ....................... Roy Hicks 6 .......................... Bill High 7 ................ Dale Frederick 7 ................. George Byers 8 ................ Leon Coleman 8 .................. George Carty 9 .....................Al Rockwell 9 ..........Tommie Lee White 10 ...............Pat Pomphrey 10 .........................Tom Hill © Track & Field News 2019 — 3 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s 110 Hurdles 1970 1973 1976 1 ...........................Tom Hill 1 ....................Rod Milburn 1 .............Willie Davenport 2 ................Marcus Walker 2 ...........................Tom Hill 2 ................Charles Foster 3 .............Willie Davenport 3 ..........Tommie Lee White 3 .................James Owens 4 ....................Rod Milburn 4 ................Charles Foster 4 ...................Dedy Cooper 5 ....................Paul Gibson 5 .................. Ricky Stubbs 5 ...........................Tom Hill 6 .................. George Carty 6 .....................Larry Shipp 6 ................ Robert Gaines 7 .....................Gary Power 7 .............Willie Davenport 7 ........................ Gary Burl 8 ..........Tommie Lee White 8 ...................Charles Rich 8 ................... Jerry Wilson 9 ..................... Ron Draper 9 ............. Randy Lightfoot 9 ..........Tommie Lee White 10 ........................ Bill High 10 ............... Scottie Jones 10 ......... Delario Robinson 1971 1974 1977 1 ....................Rod Milburn 1 ................Charles Foster 1 ................Charles Foster 2 ..........Tommie Lee White 2 .....................Charles Hill 2 .................James Owens 3 .............Willie Davenport 3 .........................Tom Rich 3 .............Willie Davenport 4 ..................... Ron Draper 4 .............Willie Davenport 4 .................... Greg Foster 5 .................... Lance Babb 5 .....................Larry Shipp 5 ................ Robert Gaines 6 .................. George Carty 6 ..................Clim Jackson 6 ...................Dedy Cooper 7 ................... Jerry Wilson 7 ..........Tommie Lee White 7 .................. Edwin Moses 8 ....................Paul Gibson 8 .................. Efren Gipson 8 ................. Donnie Taylor 9 .......................... Bill High 9 .................. Ricky Stubbs 9 ..............Greg Robertson 10 .................Charles Rich 10 ................. Jerry Wilson 10 ...................Rick Walker 1972 1975 1978 1 ....................Rod Milburn 1 ................Charles Foster 1 .........Renaldo Nehemiah 2 ...........................Tom Hill 2 ................... Jerry Wilson 2 .................... Greg Foster 3 .............Willie Davenport 3 ..................Clim Jackson 3 ................... Kerry Bethel 4 ..........Tommie Lee White 4 .................James Owens 4 .................James Owens 5 ...................Charles Rich 5 .....................Larry Shipp 5 ................Charles Foster 6 ................... Jerry Wilson 6 ...................Charles Rich 6 ...................Dedy Cooper 7 ....................Paul Gibson 7 ................. Vance Roland 7 .................. Edwin Moses 8 .................... Jeff Howser 8 .................... Alfred Larry 8 .............Ricky Davenport 9 ................ Leon Coleman 9 .................Mike