Howard Siler
Howard Siler Junior 
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| Full name | Howard Banford Siler Junior | ||||||
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 United States
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| birthday | June 18, 1945 | ||||||
| place of birth | Newport News | ||||||
| size | 183 cm | ||||||
| Weight | 91 kg | ||||||
| date of death | July 8, 2014 | ||||||
| Place of death | Clermont | ||||||
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| discipline | Two, four | ||||||
| society | Lake Placid BC | ||||||
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Howard Banford Siler (born June 18, 1945 in Newport News , Virginia - † July 8, 2014 in Clermont , Florida ) was an American bobsledder .
Siler has been the US champion nine times in his playing career. He also won bronze in the four-man bobsleigh at the 1969 World Bobsleigh Championship in Lake Placid . At his first Winter Olympics in 1972 in Sapporo , Japan , he was able to achieve 16th place in the two-man bobsleigh. Eight years later in Lake Placid, he was able to improve to fifth place; in the four-man bobsleigh it was enough for 13th place.
After finishing his active career, Siler worked as an insurance agent. He later worked as a coach for the Jamaican bobsleigh team , which first competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics .
Siler died at his home in Clermont, Florida, aged 69.
Web links
- Howard Siler in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Kevin Spear: Howard Siler dies at 69; Olympic bobsledder coached Jamaican team. Obituary in the Los Angeles Times of July 24, 2014 (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Howard Siler, first Jamaican bobsled coach, dies at age 69. Report on cbssports.com from July 14, 2014 (English, accessed July 17, 2014).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Siler, Howard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Siler, Howard Banford Junior (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American bobsledder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 18, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Newport News , Virginia |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 8, 2014 |
| Place of death | Clermont , Florida |