Joe Ruddy
Joseph Aloysius Ruddy, Sr. (September 28, 1878 – November 11, 1962) was an American competition swimmer and water polo player who represented the United States at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, Missouri. Ruddy won a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the men's 4x50-yard freestyle relay. He won a second gold medal as a member of the first-place U.S. water polo team.
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| Full name | Joseph Aloysius Ruddy, Sr. | ||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "Joe" | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 28, 1878 New York, New York | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | November 11, 1962 (aged 84) Far Rockaway, New York | ||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, water polo | ||||||||||||||||
| Club | New York Athletic Club | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ruddy was the father of 1928 Olympic swimmer Ray Ruddy, and two other sons and two daughters. His oldest son and namesake, Joseph Ruddy, Jr. was a U.S. Navy admiral.[1]
He died at home in 1962; he was 84 years old.[1]
See also
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- List of athletes with Olympic medals in different disciplines
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
References
- "Joseph A. Ruddy Sr. Dies at 84; Swimmer Was Water Polo Star," The New York Times (November 12, 1962). Retrieved March 28, 2013.
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joe Ruddy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2015-04-13.
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