"Lawrence Jeffery ("Mutt") Black" (July 20, 1951 – February 8, 2006) was an United States/American Athletics (sport)/athlete, winner of the gold medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay/4 x 100 m relay and silver medal in the 200 metres/200 m at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Born in Miami, Florida, graduating from Miami Killian High School/Miami Killian Senior High with a scholarship to North Carolina Central University, Larry Black won, as a North Carolina Central University student, the National Collegiate Athletic Association/NCAA championships in 1971.

At the 1972 Olympics, Black ran the opening leg in the American 4 x 100 m relay team. The team won a gold medal and equalled the United States' own List of world records in athletics/world record of 38.19 seconds. His cousin Gerald Tinker, also from the Miami area (rival Coral Gables Senior High School/Coral Gables High School), ran the third leg in that same gold medal winning race.

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