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 | (1878-09-28)September 28, 1878 New York, New York | ||||||||||||||||
Died | November 11, 1962(1962-11-11) (aged 84) Far Rockaway, New York | ||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle, water polo | ||||||||||||||||
Club | New York Athletic Club | ||||||||||||||||
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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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1904 USA Olympic swimming team | ||
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United States men's water polo squad – 1904 Summer Olympics – Gold, Silver and Bronze medals | ||
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