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May 15, 2008
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Sammy Lee

Born: Aug. 1, 1920
Diving

won Olympic gold medals for U.S. in the platform diving event in 1948 and 1952, the first male diver in history to win 2 golds in that event; Sullivan Award winner (1953); former doctor in U.S. Army; trained Greg Louganis.


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