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The answer is Eddie Eagan details inside

Eddie won the following golds (he is the only person to do this in different sports) 1920 Summer Boxing, 1932 4 man bobsled He served in both wars was a Yale, Harvard (Law) and Oxford (Rhodes scholarship) grad. Married Margaret Colgate (yes the Colgate of Colgate Palmolive). He was a lawyer, lieutenant colonel in the Army AND was inducted into the US Olympic Hall of Fame. He won AAU boxing and was the British Amateur champ (first American). Quite the guy and this bit of trivia about Eddie: Eddie Eagan set a world record for the fastest circumnavigation of the globe by scheduled airlines on December 13, 1948. He traveled 20,559 miles stopping at 18 different stations and beat the previous record by 20 hours and 15 minutes
Posted: 02/19/2025 at 12:37 PM ET
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Late morning Trivia! [American Olympics style]
UTPr0sim 02/19/25 09:04 AM ET
A picture of Mr. Eagan in the 4 man 1932 Gold medal bobsled team!**
UTPr0sim 02/19/25 12:51 PM ET
Looks like two dads going sledding on a dare after one too many bourbons.**
dolph 02/19/25 02:02 PM ET
The answer is Eddie Eagan details inside
UTPr0sim 02/19/25 12:37 PM ET
Hint: Nobody on this board was born when it happened.
vthokieq 02/19/25 11:22 AM ET
I heard of him because he is in the American Olympics hall of fame. Read
UTPr0sim 02/19/25 11:42 AM ET
Ronaldo Nehemiah: 110m hurdles an bobsled**
AlaHokie83 02/19/25 10:41 AM ET
no**
UTPr0sim 02/19/25 11:42 AM ET
I was thinking Eric Heiden w/ speed skating and cycling. **
RhinoVT 02/19/25 10:12 AM ET
Check out the documentary on the 7-11 cycling team
KeithHokie89 02/19/25 12:18 PM ET
No but he did set the Winter Olympic record for most Golds in one game.
UTPr0sim 02/19/25 10:27 AM ET
A beast...he was the Michael Phelps of frozen water...**
Tuckahokie 02/19/25 11:22 AM ET
Did James Jett bobsled?**
reestuart 02/19/25 09:23 AM ET
maybe but didn't win gold.**
UTPr0sim 02/19/25 09:24 AM ET
Shaun white**
GreenvilleVT 02/19/25 09:17 AM ET
I think he did in the X Games. Only Winter medals in regualr Olympics.**
UTPr0sim 02/19/25 09:23 AM ET
Oh, that light brown haired female runner...and sledder. Forgot her name**
ColoVT82 02/19/25 09:08 AM ET
Lolo Jones**
VermontHokie 02/19/25 10:36 AM ET
Yea, gotta be a bobsledder who was track athlete. No clue name.**
Stork 02/19/25 09:18 AM ET
You get 1/3 DING for Bobsledding.**
UTPr0sim 02/19/25 09:22 AM ET