Joe Ruddy

Joe Ruddy
Personal information
Full name Joseph Aloysius Ruddy, Sr.
Nickname(s) "Joe"
National team  United States
Born (1878-09-28)September 28, 1878
New York, New York
Died November 11, 1962(1962-11-11) (aged 84)
Far Rockaway, New York
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle, water polo
Club New York Athletic Club

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.

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Joseph A. Ruddy Sr. Dies at 84; Swimmer Was Water Polo Star," The New York Times (November 12, 1962). Retrieved March 28, 2013.

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