Howard Kingsbury
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Howard Thayer Kingsbury Jr. (September 11, 1904 – October 27, 1991) was an American rower who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Argenteuil/Paris, France. Known as "Ox", Kingsbury was born in New York City, lived in Manhattan in the Kingsbury house,[1] and prepared at Groton School graduating in 1922.[2] Kingsbury attended Yale University, where he captained the Yale eight rowing team as the six-oar and played football graduating in 1926.[3] He pursued further studies at The Queen's College, Oxford where he rowed with the Oxford crew as the six-oar in the 79th Boat Race against Cambridge in 1927.
In 1924, he was part of the American Eights boat, which won the gold medal.[3] Kingsbury died in Yarmouthport, Massachusetts.[4] He was the father of Nathaniel Wales Kingsbury (October 19, 1940 – November 9, 1998).
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- 1904 births
- 1991 deaths
- Rowers from New York City
- Rowers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in rowing
- American male rowers
- Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Yale Bulldogs football players
- 20th-century American sportsmen