Herbert Morris

For other people named Herbert Morris, see Herbert Morris (disambiguation).

Herbert Morris

Morris in 1936
Personal information
Born	(1915-07-16)July 16, 1915
Died	July 22, 2009(2009-07-22) (aged 94)
Medal record Men's rowing Representing the  United States 1936 Berlin Men's eight

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.

References

1. Lange, Greg (January 15, 1999). "HistoryLink: Rowing crew of the University of Washington wins the Olympic Gold Medal on August 14, 1936". HistoryLink.org. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
2. Brown, Daniel James (2013). The Boys In The Boat, Viking / Penguin Group, New York. ISBN 978-0-670-02581-7.
3. Withers, Bud (July 24, 2009). "Huskies' last surviving member of 1936 Olympic-gold crew team dies". The Seattle Times.

External links

• Herbert Morris at databaseOlympics.com