Samuel Evans Ewing, Jr. (July 27, 1906 – April 6, 1981) was an American lawyer who competed on the United States men's field hockey team in the
1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932, in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held du ...
and
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to ...
, winning a bronze medal in Los Angeles in 1932.
After serving in the United States Army during World War II, he joined the legal department at
RCA
RCA Corporation was a major American electronics company, which was founded in 1919 as the Radio Corporation of America. It was initially a patent pool, patent trust owned by General Electric (GE), Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Westinghou ...
where he remained for 25 years, serving as general counsel, vice president for manufacturing and service, and director of government relations.
Influential in Pennsylvania politics, he held several posts within the
state Republican Party, including finance chairman and campaign chairman when
William Scranton
William Warren Scranton (July 19, 1917 – July 28, 2013) was an American Republican Party (United States), Republican Party politician and diplomat. Scranton served as the 38th governor of Pennsylvania from 1963 to 1967, and as United States Am ...
ran for governor.
Early life and education
Ewing grew up in
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Bryn Mawr (, from Welsh language, Welsh for 'big hill') is a census-designated place (CDP) located in Pennsylvania, United States. It is located just west of Philadelphia along Lancaster Avenue, also known as U.S. Route 30 in Pennsylvania, U.S. ...
.
Athletic career
In 1932 he was a member of the American field hockey team, which won the bronze medal. He played one match as back.
Four years later he was a member of the American field hockey team, which lost all three matches in the preliminary round and did not advance. He played two matches as back.
Personal life and death
Ewing died in
Delray Beach, Florida
Delray Beach is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population of Delray Beach as of April 1, 2020, was 66,846 according to the 2020 United States census, 2020 United States Census. Located in the Miami metropolitan area, De ...
.
See also
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List of Princeton University Olympians
This is a list of Princeton University alumni who competed in the Olympic Games. In this list, the term athletics refers to track and field.
Summer Olympians
# Robert Garrett, class of 1897, men's athletics, 1896 Athens Olympics, 1900 Paris O ...
References
External links
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profile
1906 births
1981 deaths
American male field hockey players
Field hockey players at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Field hockey players at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in field hockey
Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics
20th-century American sportsmen
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