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Robert Horn (water polo)

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Robert "Bob" Martin Horn (November 1, 1931 – January 11, 2019)[1] was an American water polo player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was born in Minneapolis.

Horn went to Fullerton College and then California State University, Long Beach playing water polo at the later location. Horn was a member of the American water polo team which finished fifth in the 1956 tournament. He played five matches as goalkeeper. Four year later he finished seventh with the American team in the 1960 tournament. He played four matches as goalkeeper. For 28 years, Horn was the water polo coach at UCLA.[2]

In 1977, he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Robert Horn's obituary
  2. ^ UCLA water polo page on horn
  3. ^ "Robert M Horn (1977)". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved 18 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Hall of Fame Inductees". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved 18 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)