Bill Hobbs (rower)
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| Full name | William Barton Roger Hobbs | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Born | July 30, 1949 (age 74) Ponce, Puerto Rico | ||||||||||||||
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William "Bill" Barton Roger Hobbs (born July 30, 1949) is an American rower who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
He was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico and is the younger brother of Franklin Hobbs.
In 1968 he was a crew member of the American boat which finished fifth in the men's coxed pair event.
Four years later he won the silver medal with the American boat in the 1972 eights competition.
He graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Business School.[1]
References
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bill Hobbs". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17.
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- Olympic rowers of the United States
- Rowers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in rowing
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- Harvard Crimson rowers
- Harvard Business School alumni
- American rowing Olympic medalist stubs