James Peter Fitzpatrick (June 2, 1892 – October 9, 1973) was an American

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player who competed in the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

. He was a member of the American rugby union team, which won the gold medal. Attended Santa Clara University for undergrad and Stanford University for his law degree. His gold medals are currently displayed at Santa Clara University's

De Saisset Museum The de Saisset Museum at Santa Clara University opened in 1955, after Isabel de Saisset, the last member of a California pioneer family bequeathed her estate to the University of Santa Clara. The museum owns nearly 10,000 art pieces and historical ...

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1892 births 1973 deaths American rugby union players Rugby union players at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in rugby United States international rugby union players Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics {{US-Olympic-medalist-stub