Robert Morey (rower) explained

Robert Morey
Birth Date:August 23, 1936
Birth Place:Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Death Date:[1]
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Robert Willis "Jack" Morey Jr. (August 23, 1936  - January 18, 2019) was an American competition rower and Olympic champion. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio.[2] He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, where he received a gold medal in the men's eight with the American team.[3] He graduated from Yale University in 1958 and was a member of Skull and Bones. He served in the United States Navy aboard the icebreaker USS Atka as a lieutenant jg.[4] and would later earn an MBA from Harvard Business School.[5]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sfgate/obituary.aspx?n=robert-morey&pid=191351578& Robert Morey's obituary
  2. Jack Morey . https://web.archive.org/web/20190128135952/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/jack-morey-1.html . dead . 2019-01-28 . 2015-06-21. "Robert Willis 'Jack' Morey Jr."
  3. http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=14&sp=ROW "1956 Summer Olympics  - Melbourne, Australia  - Rowing"
  4. News: Miss Frances A. Ritter Engaged to Lieutenant . . 5 June 1960 . 105.
  5. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sfgate/obituary.aspx?n=robert-morey&pid=191351578& Robert Morey's obituary