Herbert Morris

For other people named Herbert Morris, see Herbert Morris (disambiguation).

Herbert Morris
Morris in 1936
Personal information
Born(1915-07-16)July 16, 1915
DiedJuly 22, 2009(2009-07-22) (aged 94)
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the  United States
Gold medal – first place 1936 Berlin Men's eight

Herbert Roger Morris (July 16, 1915 – July 22, 2009) was an American rower who won Olympic gold at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]

Raised in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle, Morris had rowed on Puget Sound as a boy and took up sweep-oar rowing at the University of Washington. He rowed in UW senior varsity eights which won US national Intercollegiate Rowing Association titles in 1936 and 1937.[2] At the 1936 Summer Olympics, he won the gold medal rowing in the bow seat of the American boat in the men's eight competition.[1][3]

Morris was a mechanical engineering graduate. In his professional career he worked on large scale dredging projects in the Seattle area.[2] He died on July 22, 2009, as the last remaining member of the crew.

References

  1. ^ a b Brown, Daniel James (2013). The Boys In The Boat, Viking / Penguin Group, New York. ISBN 978-0-670-02581-7.
  2. ^ Withers, Bud (July 24, 2009). "Huskies' last surviving member of 1936 Olympic-gold crew team dies". The Seattle Times.