Donald Blessing

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Donald "Don" F. Blessing (born December 26, 1905 in Hollister , California , † July 4, 2000 in Belvedere-Tiburon ) was an American helmsman in rowing .

The 1.72 m tall Blessing studied at the University of California, Berkeley and was a member of the rowing team of the university sports team Golden Bears . At the 1928 Olympic Games , the eighth of the Golden Bears represented the United States in the line-up of Marvin Stalder , John Brinck , Francis Frederick , William Thompson , William Dally , James Workman , Hubert Caldwell , Peter Donlon and helmsman Donald Blessing. The US rowers won all five races, in the final they defeated the British eighth. In doing so, they established a tradition of the rowing team of the Golden Bears , which also placed eighth in the Olympic final in 1932 and 1948 .

After completing his studies, Blessing was an investment banker in Piedmont . Blessing was one of the eight founding owners of the Oakland Raiders football team .

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SURNAME Blessing, Donald
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Blessing, Donald F .; Blessing, Don
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American rower
DATE OF BIRTH December 26, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH Hollister , California
DATE OF DEATH 4th July 2000
Place of death Belvedere Tiburon