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.[1]
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| Full name | Joseph Aloysius Ruddy Sr. | |||||||||||||||||
| 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.[2]
He died at his home in Far Rockaway, New York in 1962 at the age of 84.[2]
In 1977, he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame.[3][4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Joe Ruddy". Olympedia. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ a b "Joseph A. Ruddy Sr. Dies at 84; Swimmer Was Water Polo Star," The New York Times (November 12, 1962). Retrieved March 28, 2013.
- ^ "Joe A Ruddy (1977)". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Inductees". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
External links
edit- Joe Ruddy at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Joe Ruddy at the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame
- Joe Ruddy at Olympics.com
- Joe Ruddy at Olympedia
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