William Dally (rower)
William "Bill" Morris Dally (born February 22, 1908 in Elmira , California , † May 30, 1996 ibid) was an American rower .
1.89 m tall William Dally graduated from 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 .
Dally returned to his hometown after graduation and ran a ranch.
Web links
- William Dally in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
literature
- Wolf Reinhardt, Ralph Schlueter: The games of the IX. 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam and the II Winter Olympics in St. Moritz . AGON Sportverlag, Kassel 2018, ISBN 978-3-89784-411-7 . Pp. 335-340
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SURNAME | Dally, William |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dally, William Morris; Dally, Bill |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American rower |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 22, 1908 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Elmira , California |
DATE OF DEATH | May 30, 1996 |
Place of death | Elmira , California |