Norman DeMille Ross (May 2, 1895 – June 19, 1953) was an American competition swimmer who won five events at the Inter-Allied Games in June 1919, held at Joinville-Le-Pont near Paris, and three gold medals at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. He set thirteen world records and won eighteen U.S. national championships during his career.[1]
 Ross broadcasting for WGN Radio, Chicago. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Norman DeMille Ross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "The Big Moose" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 2, 1895 Portland, Oregon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | June 19, 1953 (aged 58) Evanston, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, water polo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Illinois Athletic Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Stanford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In later years he was a popular Chicago radio personality known to listeners as "Uncle Normie."[2] His son, Norman A Ross Jr. (1922–2008), was a well-known radio and television host, corporate executive and civic leader in Chicago.[3][4][5][6]
See also
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- List of multiple Olympic gold medalists
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- World record progression 200 metres freestyle
- World record progression 400 metres freestyle
- World record progression 800 metres freestyle
- World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay
- Mutiny of the Matoika
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Norman Ross.
- Norman Ross at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Norman Ross (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame at the Wayback Machine (archived August 16, 2019)
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