 Ross broadcasting forWGN Radio, Chicago. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Norman DeMille Ross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | "The Big Moose" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1895-05-02)May 2, 1895 Portland, Oregon, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | June 19, 1953(1953-06-19) (aged 58) Evanston, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle,water polo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Illinois Athletic Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Stanford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Norman DeMille Ross (May 2, 1895 – June 19, 1953) was an American competitionswimmer who won five events at theInter-Allied Games in June 1919, held at Joinville-Le-Pont near Paris, and three gold medals at the1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. He set thirteen world records and won eighteen U.S. national championships during his career.[1]
In later years he was a popular Chicago radio personality known to listeners as "Uncle Normie."[2] His son, Norman A Ross Jr. (1922–2008), was a well-known radio and television host, corporate executive and civic leader in Chicago.[3][4][5][6]
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| Preceded by | Men's 200-meter freestyle world record-holder (long course) November 24, 1916 – April 10, 1920 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Men's 400-meter freestyle world record-holder (long course) October 9, 1919 – April 9, 1922 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Men's 800-meter freestyle world record-holder (long course) January 10, 1920 – January 13, 1923 | Succeeded by |
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