in chronological order | |  Edward Patrick Francis Eagan (1897-1967) — also known asEdward P. F. Eagan;EddieEagan —of Rye,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born inDenver,Colo.,April26, 1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Won thegold medal as light-heavyweight boxer at the 1920 Olympics inAntwerp, Belgium; as member of a four-man bobsleigh team, won anothergold medal at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, NewYork;Rhodesscholar;lawyer;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1948.Member,AmericanLegion;BetaTheta Pi.Died, following aheartattack, in RooseveltHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 14,1967 (age70 years, 49days).Interment atGreenwoodUnion Cemetery, Rye, N.Y. | | Benjamin McLaine Spock (1903-1998) — also known asBenjamin Spock — Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,May 2,1903.Won anOlympic gold medal in rowing at the 1924 Paris games;physician;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;author ofinfluential book,Baby and Child Care; People's candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1972; People's candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1976.Member,UnitedWorld Federalists.Died in La Jolla,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,March15, 1998 (age94 years, 317days).Burial location unknown. | | William Edwards Stevenson (1900-1985) — also known asWilliam E. Stevenson — of Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.; Oberlin,LorainCounty, Ohio.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,1900.WonOlympic gold medal in 1600 meter relay, 1924;Rhodesscholar;presidentof Oberlin College, 1946-61; U.S. Ambassador toPhilippines, 1961-64.Died in1985(ageabout85 years).Burial location unknown. | | Ralph Harold Metcalfe (1910-1978) — also known asRalph H. Metcalfe — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,May 29,1910.Democrat. Wongold, silver and bronze Olympic medals in 1932and 1936; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1952(alternate),1956(alternate),1964(alternate),1968;U.S.Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1971-78; died inoffice 1978.Catholic.Africanancestry. Member,Amvets;AmericanLegion;UrbanLeague;NAACP;Elks;AlphaPhi Alpha.Died, from aheartattack, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October10, 1978 (age68 years, 134days).Interment atHolySepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Ill. | | Robert Bruce Mathias (1930-2006) — also known asBob Mathias — of Tulare,TulareCounty, Calif.; Fresno,FresnoCounty, Calif.Born in Tulare,TulareCounty, Calif.,November17, 1930.Republican.U.S.Representative from California 18th District, 1967-75.Methodist.WonOlympic gold medals in decathalon in 1948 and 1952;starred as himself in a 1954movie,"The Bob Mathias Story"; inducted into the U.S. OlympicHall ofFame, 1983.Died, ofcancer,in Fresno,FresnoCounty, Calif.,September2, 2006 (age75 years, 289days).Interment atTulareCemetery, Tulare, Calif. | | Wendell Richard Anderson (1933-2016) — also known asWendell R. Anderson — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.; Wayzata,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,February1, 1933.Democrat. Member of the U.S. hockey team which won asilvermedal at the 1956 Winter Olympics;lawyer;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 37, 1959-62; member ofMinnesotastate senate, 1963-70 (49th District 1963-66, 44th District1967-70); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMinnesota,1964;Governorof Minnesota, 1971-76;U.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1976-78; defeated(Democratic-Farmer-Labor), 1978.Protestant.Died, fromAlzheimer'sdisease, in ahospiceat St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,July 17,2016 (age83 years, 167days). Hisbody wasdonated to the University of Minnesota for medical research. | | William Warren Bradley (b. 1943) — also known asBill Bradley;"DollarBill" —of Denville,MorrisCounty, N.J.Born in Crystal City,JeffersonCounty, Mo.,July 28,1943.Democrat.Rhodesscholar;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1979-97; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New Jersey,1988,1996;candidate for Democratic nomination for President,2000.Protestant.At the 1964Olympic Games, won a gold medal as part of theU.S. basketball team; professionalbasketballplayer for the New York Knicks, 1967-77; elected to the BasketballHall ofFame in 1983.Still living as of 2014. | | James Ronald Ryun (b. 1947) — also known asJim Ryun — of Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.Born in Wichita,SedgwickCounty, Kan.,April29, 1947.Republican. Silver medallist, 1968Olympic games; inductedinto National Distance RunningHall ofFame;U.S.Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1996-.Presbyterian.Still living as of 2014.
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