Herbert Morris
American rower
Herbert Morris
Morris in 1936
Born (1915-07-16 ) July 16, 1915Died July 22, 2009(2009-07-22) (aged 94)
Herbert Roger Morris (July 16, 1915 – July 22, 2009) was an American rower who won Olympic gold at the 1936 Summer Olympics .[1]
Raised in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle, Morris had rowed on Puget Sound as a boy and took up sweep-oar rowing at the University of Washington . He rowed in UW senior varsity eights which won US national Intercollegiate Rowing Association titles in 1936 and 1937.[2] At the 1936 Summer Olympics , he won the gold medal rowing in the bow seat of the American boat in the men's eight competition .[1] [3]
Morris was a mechanical engineering graduate. In his professional career he worked on large scale dredging projects in the Seattle area.[2] He died on July 22, 2009, as the last remaining member of the crew.
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