Norman DeMille Ross (May 2, 1895 – June 19, 1953) was an American competition swimmer who won five events at the

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in June 1919, held at Joinville-Le-Pont near Paris, and three gold medals at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. He set thirteen world records and won eighteen U.S. national championships during his career. In later years he was a popular Chicago radio personality known to listeners as "Uncle Normie." His son, Norman A Ross Jr. (1922–2008), was a well-known radio and television host, corporate executive and civic leader in Chicago.''A Who's Who of Sports Champions, Their stories and records,'' by Ralph Hickok. Houghton Mifflin Co., New York (1995)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ross, Norman 1890s births 1953 deaths American male freestyle swimmers World record setters in swimming Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law alumni Olympic gold medalists for the United States in swimming Sportspeople from Portland, Oregon Stanford Cardinal men's swimmers Swimmers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Swimmers from Portland, Oregon Water polo players at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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