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Henry Buermeyer

Henry Buermeyer (Track and field.  Born, New York, NY, Aug. 19, 1839; died, Brooklyn, NY, Oct. 10, 1922.)  Known in his early years as a rower and the top amateur boxer in the country, Henry Buermeyer...

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Horace Davenport

Horace Davenport (Rowing.  Born, Buffalo, NY, Jan. 26, 1907; died, Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA, Sept. 15, 1991.)  As the most celebrated member of Columbia’s most famous rowing eight, Horace E. Davenport...

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Richard Glendon

Richard Glendon (Rowing.  Born, Boston, MA, Nov. 1, 1895; died, South Chatham, MA, Dec. 13, 1933.)  During the greatest days in the history of American rowing, when 100,000 or more spectators lined the...

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Larry Klecatsky

Larry Klecatsky (Rowing.  Born, St. Paul, MN, Aug. 11, 1941.)  Dr. Lawrence J. Klectsky ranks as one of the finest rowers in New York history but it took an accident of military assignment to bring him...

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Jack Sulger

Jack Sulger (Rowing.  Born, New York, NY, Mar. 20, 1913; died, New York, NY, Jan. 2, 1979.)  One of the most popular and successful coaches in his sport, John J. Sulger was a major force in rowing for...

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