| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Joseph Aloysius Ruddy, Sr. | ||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "Joe" | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 28, 1878 New York, New York | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | November 11, 1962 (aged 84) Far Rockaway, New York | ||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, water polo | ||||||||||||||||
| Club | New York Athletic Club | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
In 1977, he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame.[2][3]
See also
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- List of athletes with Olympic medals in different disciplines
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
References
- ^ 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 18 September 2020.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Inductees". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
External links
- Joe Ruddy at International Olympic Committee
- Joe Ruddy at Olympic Channel
- Joe Ruddy at Olympedia
- Joe Ruddy at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Joe Ruddy at International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Joe Ruddy at USA Water Polo Hall of Fame