Colby Slater
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Colby Edmund "Babe" Slater (April 30, 1896 – January 30, 1965) was an American
United States national rugby union team that won the gold medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the American rugby union team, which won the gold medal in 1920 and 1924.[1]
Biography
Colby Slater was born on April 30, 1896, in
Medical Corps in France during World War I.[4] In 1919, Slater returned to California and began his career as a farmer.[4] In 2011, Slater was inducted twice into the U.S. Rugby Hall of Fame
, as a member of both the 1920 and 1924 national teams. In 2012, Slater was again inducted into the U.S. Rugby Hall of Fame, but this time as an individual player.
References
- ^ "Colby Slater". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Colby Slater". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
- ^ a b Casey, Patrick. "Colby Slater". The Rugby History Society. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
- ^ Peter J. Shields Library at the University of California, Davis. Archived from the originalon April 6, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
External links
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- Colby Slater at databaseOlympics.com
- Colby E. “Babe” Slater Papers at Special Collections Dept., University Library, University of California, Davis
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