Norman Ross
Norman DeMille Ross (May 2, 1895 – June 19, 1953) was an American competition swimmer who won five events at the Inter-Allied Games in June 1919, held at Joinville-Le-Pont near Paris, and three gold medals at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. He set thirteen world records and won eighteen U.S. national championships during his career.
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Full name | Norman DeMille Ross | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | "The Big Moose" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Portland, Oregon | May 2, 1895|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | June 19, 1953 58) Evanston, Illinois | (aged|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle, water polo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Illinois Athletic Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Stanford University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In later years he was a popular Chicago radio personality known to listeners as "Uncle Normie."[1] His son, Norman A Ross Jr. (1922–2008), was a well-known radio and television host, corporate executive and civic leader in Chicago.[2][3][4][5]
See also
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- List of multiple Olympic gold medalists
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- World record progression 200 metres freestyle
- World record progression 400 metres freestyle
- World record progression 800 metres freestyle
- World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay
References
- Ross' Death Recalls Feats as Swimmer, Chicago Daily Tribune, June 20, 1953, pg. A2
- Radio, TV personality Norman Ross dies, Chicago Breaking News (Chicago Tribune), October 3, 2008
- Biography Index. A cumulative index to biographical material in books and magazines. Volume 3: September 1952 — August 1955, H.W. Wilson Company., New York (1956)
- Biography Index. A cumulative index to biographical material in books and magazines. Volume 21: September 1995 — August 1996, H.W. Wilson Company, New York (1996) OCLC 36101383
- A Who's Who of Sports Champions, Their stories and records, by Ralph Hickok. Houghton Mifflin Co., New York (1995) OCLC 31815443 ISBN 0395681952 ISBN 9780395681954 ISBN 039573312X ISBN 9780395733127
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Norman Ross. |
- Norman Ross at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Norman Ross (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame
Records | ||
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Preceded by Charles Daniels |
Men's 200-meter freestyle world record-holder (long course) November 24, 1916 – April 10, 1920 |
Succeeded by Tedford H. Cann |
Preceded by Jack Hatfield |
Men's 400-meter freestyle world record-holder (long course) October 9, 1919 – April 9, 1922 |
Succeeded by Arne Borg |
Preceded by Henry Taylor |
Men's 800-meter freestyle world record-holder (long course) January 10, 1920 – January 13, 1923 |
Succeeded by Boy Charlton |
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