Joe_Ruddy

Joe Ruddy

Joe Ruddy

American swimmer

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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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 home in 1962; he was 84 years old.[2]

In 1977, he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame.[3][4]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Joe Ruddy". Olympedia. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Joseph A. Ruddy Sr. Dies at 84; Swimmer Was Water Polo Star," The New York Times (November 12, 1962). Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  3. [3]
    "Joe A Ruddy (1977)". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Hall of Fame Inductees". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved 18 September 2020.


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