Eddie Eagan
Edward Patrick Francis Eagan (April 26, 1897 – June 14, 1967) was an American boxer and bobsledder who is notable as being the only person to win a gold medal at both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games in different disciplines. Eagan won his summer gold in boxing and his winter gold in four-man bobsled. Finally, Eagan is one of the few athletes who have competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympic games.
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| Full name | Edward Patrick Francis Eagan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 26, 1897 Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | June 14, 1967 (aged 70) New York City, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Yale University Harvard University University of Oxford | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing, bobsleigh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Yale Bulldogs, New Haven | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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