Joseph Aloysius Ruddy Sr. (September 28, 1878 – November 11, 1962) was an American competition

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

and

water polo Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...

player who represented the United States at the

1904 Summer Olympics The 1904 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the III Olympiad and also known as St. Louis 1904) were an international multi-sport event held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, from 29 August to 3 September 1904, as part of an extended s ...

in St. Louis, Missouri. Ruddy won a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the men's 4x50-yard freestyle relay. He won a second gold medal as a member of the first-place U.S. water polo team. Ruddy was the father of 1928 Olympic swimmer

Ray Ruddy Raymond Maurice Ruddy (August 31, 1911 – December 4, 1938) was an American competition swimming (sport), swimmer who represented the United States as a 16-year-old at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands.Sports-Reference.com, Olym ...

, and two other sons and two daughters. His oldest son and namesake, Joseph Ruddy, Jr. was a U.S. Navy admiral. Joseph A. Ruddy Sr. Dies at 84; Swimmer Was Water Polo Star
" ''The New York Times'' (November 12, 1962). Retrieved March 28, 2013. He died at home in 1962; he was 84 years old. In 1977, he was inducted into the

USA Water Polo Hall of Fame The USA Water Polo Hall of Fame, located in Irvine, California, is a hall of fame dedicated to honoring players, coaches and officials who have contributed greatly to the game of water polo in the United States of America. It was established in 1976 ...

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* 1878 births 1962 deaths Sportspeople from New York City American male freestyle swimmers American male water polo players Olympic gold medalists for the United States in swimming Swimmers at the 1904 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1904 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in water polo American water polo coaches {{US-waterpolo-Olympic-medalist-stub

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