William Long (October 3, 1935 – March 19, 2010) was an American

coxswain The coxswain ( , or ) is the person in charge of a boat, particularly its navigation and steering. The etymology of the word gives a literal meaning of "boat servant" since it comes from ''cock'', referring to the cockboat, a type of ship's boat ...

. He competed in the men's eight event at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

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1935 births 2010 deaths American male rowers Olympic rowers for the United States Rowers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Little Rock, Arkansas American coxswains (rowing) {{US-rowing-bio-stub