John J. McNamara (author)
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John Joseph McNamara, Jr. (7 February 1932 – 18 October 1986), banker, athlete, author, won bronze medal for sailing in the 1964 Summer Olympics
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with an A.B.
in 1953.
After winning national titles in sailing in 1951 and 1955, he with two teammates, won the bronze medal in the 5.5 Meter class for Sailing in the 1964 Summer Olympics, held in Japan. He married Ann Louise Greep later that same year. They had three daughters.
He was a special agent in the U.S. Army Counter-Intelligence Corps from 1953 to 1957. He later worked as an investment banker and then turned to free-lance writing in 1970.
He died 18 October 1986 in Boston, Massachusetts. His obituary appears in the New York Times on 24 October 1986.
1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...
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Biography
Born 7 February 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts. Son of John J. McNamara and Kathleen Tobin. Graduated from Harvard UniversityHarvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
with an A.B.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in 1953.
After winning national titles in sailing in 1951 and 1955, he with two teammates, won the bronze medal in the 5.5 Meter class for Sailing in the 1964 Summer Olympics, held in Japan. He married Ann Louise Greep later that same year. They had three daughters.
He was a special agent in the U.S. Army Counter-Intelligence Corps from 1953 to 1957. He later worked as an investment banker and then turned to free-lance writing in 1970.
He died 18 October 1986 in Boston, Massachusetts. His obituary appears in the New York Times on 24 October 1986.
Works
- White Sails, Black Clouds, Burdette, 1967
- The Money Maker, Crowell, 1972
- The Billion Dollar Catch, Mead, New York, 1987
Resources
- Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2006. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Thomson Gale. 2006.
- Obituary
- Sailing results for US Olympic Teams