John Crosby Jr. (June 29, 1951 – October 17, 2017) was an American

gymnast Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, sh ...

. He competed in eight events at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

. Crosby was part of the US team for the 1973 Summer Universiade but was hospitalized with appendicitis while in the Soviet Union. Crosby competed collegiately on the Southern Connecticut Owls men's gymnastics team under

Abie Grossfeld Abie Grossfeld (born March 1, 1934) is an American gymnastics coach and former gymnast. Grossfeld has represented the United States as a gymnastics competitor or coach in seven Olympic Games, seven World Championships, six Maccabiah Games, and f ...

and Crosby's 13 individual titles was the most in the history of the

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* 1951 births 2017 deaths American male artistic gymnasts Sportspeople from New York City Gymnasts at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for the United States Gymnasts at the 1971 Pan American Games {{US-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in gymnastics Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in gymnastics Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in gymnastics