U.S. Rankings — Men’s Pole Vault Places for 1947–62 reflect only those Americans who made the World Rankings Brad Walker was a 5-time No. 1 1947 1 ................... Guinn Smith 2 ...................Boo Morcom 3 ...............Earle Meadows 4 ....................... Bill Moore 5 ....... George Rasmussen 6 ..................Bob Richards 7 .................. Ray Maggard 8 ..........................Bob Hart 9 ........................Ray Kring 10 ................. Tom Bennett 1948 1 ................... Guinn Smith 2 ...................Boo Morcom 3 ..................Bob Richards 4 ..........John Montgomery 5 ..................Harry Cooper 6 ...............Earle Meadows 7 ....... George Rasmussen 1949 1 ..................Bob Richards 2 ..........John Montgomery 3 ....... George Rasmussen 4 .......................Bob Smith 5 ................... Tom Bennett 6 .......................Bill Carroll © JEAN-PIERRE DURAND/PHOTO RUN 7 ...........................Don Laz 8 ................George Mattos © Track & Field News 2020 — 1 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s Pole Vault 1950 1954 1958 1 ..................Bob Richards 1 ..................Bob Richards 1 .................Bob Gutowski 2 .......................Bob Smith 2 ...........................Don Laz 2 ......................Ron Morris 3 ...........................Don Laz 3 .......................Bob Smith 3 ..................... Jim Brewer 4 ................George Mattos 4 ...................Earl Poucher 4 ...................... Don Bragg 5 .......................Bill Carroll 5 ....................Fred Barnes 1959 6 ....... George Rasmussen 6 ...............Jerry Welbourn 1 ...................... Don Bragg 7 .................... Walt Jensen 1955 2 .................... Jim Graham 8 ..........John Montgomery 1 ..................Bob Richards 3 .................Bob Gutowski 9 .................... Don Cooper 2 ...................... Don Bragg 4 ................... Mel Schwarz 1951 3 ...........................Don Laz 5 ................Aubrey Dooley 1 ..................Bob Richards 4 .......................Bob Smith 6 ......................Ron Morris 2 ...........................Don Laz 5 ......................Ron Morris 7 ................George Mattos 3 .................... Don Cooper 6 .................... Walt Levack 8 ...................... J.D. Martin 4 .................... Walt Jensen 1956 1960 5 .......................Bob Smith 1 ..................Bob Richards 1 ...................... Don Bragg 6 ................. Dick Coleman 2 .................Bob Gutowski 2 ......................Ron Morris 1952 3 ...................... Don Bragg 3 ...................... J.D. Martin 1 ..................Bob Richards 4 ................George Mattos 4 .................... Jim Graham 2 ...........................Don Laz 5 .................... Jim Graham 5 .................Bob Gutowski 3 .................... Don Cooper 6 ......................Ron Morris 6 ...........Henry Wadsworth 4 ................George Mattos 7 ....................Fred Barnes 7 ................Aubrey Dooley 5 ....................John Rowan 1957 1961 6 .......................Bob Smith 1 .................Bob Gutowski 1 ......................Ron Morris 1953 2 ..................Bob Richards 2 ................George Davies 1 ..................Bob Richards 3 ...................... Don Bragg 3 ....................John Uelses 2 ................George Mattos 4 ......................Ron Morris 4 ...........Henry Wadsworth 3 ....................Fred Barnes 5 ................George Mattos 5 ..................... Jim Brewer 4 ...........................Don Laz 6 ...................John Cramer 5 .......................Bob Smith 7 ...................... Don Bragg 6 ........................Ray Kring 7 ..................... Dave Kenly © Track & Field News 2020 — 2 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s Pole Vault 1962 1965 1968 1 ......................Ron Morris 1 ................... John Pennel 1 ...................Bob Seagren 2 ........................Dave Tork 2 .......................Jeff Chase 2 ................... John Pennel 3 ....................John Uelses 3 ...................Bob Seagren 3 .................... Jon Vaughn 4 ...................John Cramer 4 ...................John Cramer 4 ................Dick Railsback 5 ....................John Belitza 5 .................... Paul Wilson 5 ...............Casey Carrigan 6 ...................Dick Plymale 6 ..........................Mel Hein 6 .......................Jeff Chase 7 ....................... Phil White 7 ...................Andy Steben 1963 8 .....................Bill Fosdick 8 ........................Les Smith 1 ..............Brian Sternberg 9 ....................Mike Graves 9 ............... Dennis Phillips 2 ................... John Pennel 10 ...............Jim Eshelman 10 ............... Ed Martensen 3 ......................Ron Morris 4 ....................John Uelses 1966 1969 5 ................... Fred Hansen 1 ................... John Pennel 1 ...................Bob Seagren 6 .................... Gerald Pratt 2 ...................Bob Seagren 2 ................... John Pennel 7 ...................... John Rose 3 .................... Paul Wilson 3 ................Dick Railsback 8 ...............Warren Brattlof 4 ...................Marc Savage 4 ...............Casey Carrigan (2 resident foreigners in 5 .......................Jeff Chase 5 .................... Jon Vaughn original Ranking) 6 ......................... Sam Kirk 6 ................ Robert Pullard 7 ................Dick Railsback 7 ........................Les Smith 1964 8 ..........................Mel Hein 8 .................... Steve Smith 1 ................... Fred Hansen 9 ............... Dennis Phillips 9 ......................Peter Chen 2 ................... John Pennel 10 ...............Chuck Rogers 10 ...................Mike Hanna 3 ........................Dave Tork 4 ......................Ron Morris 1967 1970 5 .................... Don Meyers 1 .................... Paul Wilson 1 ............... Sam Caruthers 6 ................ Billy Pemelton 2 ...................Bob Seagren 2 ................... John Pennel 7 ................Floyd Manning 3 ................Dick Railsback 3 ...................Bob Seagren 8 .................... Gerald Pratt 4 ............... Dennis Phillips 4 ..................... Paul Heglar 9 ..........................Mel Hein 5 ...................... Rick Sloan 5 ................Dick Railsback 10 ..................John Uelses 6 .......................Jeff Chase 6 ...................Jan Johnson 7 .................... Greg Miguel 7 ...........................Vic Dias 8 ..................... Paul Heglar 8 ................... Scott Cryder 9 .................Jim Eshelman 9 ................. Bob Steinhoff 10 .................. Fred Burton 10 ................ Rickey Parris © Track & Field News 2020 — 3 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s Pole Vault 1971 1974 1977 1 ..................Dave Roberts 1 ...............Casey Carrigan 1 ........................Mike Tully 2 ...................Jan Johnson 2 ..................Dave Roberts 2 .......................... Earl Bell 3 ................Dick Railsback 3 .................... Terry Porter 3 ...................... Dan Ripley 4 .................... Steve Smith 4 ................. Roland Carter 4 ...................Larry Jessee 5 ............... Sam Caruthers 5 ...........................Vic Dias 5 ................ Robert Pullard 6 ...........................Vic Dias 6 .................. Ed Lipscomb 6 .........................Doug Laz 7 ....................... Tom Craig 7 .......................Jeff Taylor 7 .................Charlie Brown 8 .......................Jack Ernst 8 ......................Bob Slover 8 .................. Ralph Haynie 9 ............... Dennis Phillips 9 .................... Ron Mooers 9 .......................Jeff Taylor 10 ...................... Tom Blair 10 .............. Robert Pullard 10 ............... Brian Worden 1972 1975 1978 1 ...................Bob Seagren 1 .......................... Earl Bell 1 ........................Mike Tully 2 ..................Dave Roberts 2 ...................... Dan Ripley 2 ...................... Dan Ripley 3 ...................Jan Johnson 3 ..................Dave Roberts 3 .......................Jeff Taylor 4 .................... Steve Smith 4 ........................Mike Tully 4 ................ Robert Pullard 5 ..........Buddy Williamson 5 ...........................Vic Dias 5 .......................... Earl Bell 6 ................. Roland Carter 6 ...............Casey Carrigan 6 ...................Larry Jessee 7 ........................ Tom Blair 7 .................... Ron Mooers 7 .................. Ralph Haynie 8 .......................Jack Ernst 8 ...................Russ Rogers 8 ................. Steve Oravetz 9 ..................Vince Struble 9 .................... Terry Porter 9 ................. Tom Hintnaus 10 ............. Dennis Phillips 10 .................Larry Jessee 10 ....................Billy Olson 1973 1976 1979 1 .................... Steve Smith 1 ..................Dave Roberts 1 ........................Mike Tully 2 .................... Mike Cotton 2 .......................... Earl Bell 2 ...................... Dan Ripley 3 .................... Terry Porter 3 ...................... Dan Ripley 3 .................. Ralph Haynie 4 ..................Dave Roberts 4 ........................Mike Tully 4 ......................Billy Olson 5 ...........................Vic Dias 5 .................... Terry Porter 5 .......................... Earl Bell 6 ................ Robert Pullard 6 ...................Larry Jessee