Gary Hall, Sr.

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Olympic medal record
Men's swimming
Silver	1968 Mexico City	400m individual medley
Silver	1972 Munich	200m butterfly
Bronze	1976 Montreal	100m butterfly

For his son, also an Olympian, see Gary Hall, Jr..

Gary Hall, Sr. (born August 7, 1951 in Fayetteville) is an ophthalmologist from Phoenix, Arizona who became famous during the late 1960s and the 1970s, as an Olympic swimmer for the United States.

Hall first went to represent the United States in the 1968 Olympic Games held at Mexico City, Mexico.

At the 1972 Olympics in Munich, terrorism hit him close, as these were the games of the Munich Massacre. Nevertheless, he earned a silver medal during those games. His final Olympic appearance was at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

In 1981, he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. Later on, he also became a local celebrity in Phoenix, as an ophthalmologist. He himself appears at his office's television ads, and he also appears on his office's billboard campaigns.

His son, Gary Hall, Jr., has become a famous Olympic swimmer as well, getting various gold medals at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia. With his son's participation at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece, the Halls became the first pair of father and son to make three Olympic appearances.

He now owns Gary Hall Laser Eye Center. Due to repeated infractions relating to patient care and medical record keeping, Hall, Sr. was permanently barred by the Arizona Medical Board from practicing surgery [1] [2].

He also helps his son, Gary Hall, Jr., run the Race Club.

He is the son-in-law of famed finacier Charles H. Keating Jr.

Preceded by: Robert W. Ash Bruce Bannon Blake L. Ferguson Jerry A. Heidenreich Sidney A. Sink	NCAA Top Five Award Class of 1974 David A. Blandino Paul D. Collins David D. Gallagher Gary Hall, Sr. Dave Wottle	Succeeded by: John R. Baiorunos Pat Haden Randy L. Hall Jarrett T. Hubbard Tony Waldrop
Preceded by: Tommy Casanova Jack Ford David Joyner Edward B. Rust Jr. James Tedisco Herb Washington	Silver Anniversary Awards (NCAA) Class of 1998 Gary Hall, Sr. Lawrie Mifflin Drew Pearson Cynthia Potter Sally Ride Harry Smith	Succeeded by: Dave Casper Anita DeFrantz Pat Summitt Lynn Swann Robert R. Thomas Bill Walton