Al Ulbrickson Sr.
American rower and coach
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Alvin M. Ulbrickson (February 11, 1903 – November 7, 1980),[1] also known as Al Ulbrickson Sr., was an American rower and coach.
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | February 11, 1903 [citation needed] Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | November 7, 1980 (aged 77) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Education | University of Washington |
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| Sport | Rowing |
After rowing as a student at the University of Washington (UW), Ulbrickson went on to coach the crew there from 1927 until retiring in 1959.[2] His UW crews won six Intercollegiate Rowing Association championships; four of those times they won varsity, junior varsity and freshman titles in the same year.[2] He also coached gold medal-winning U.S. rowing teams in the 1936 (Berlin) and 1948 (London) Olympics,[2] also taking a bronze in 1952 (Helsinki).[3] He was one of five coaches who were charter members of UW Athletic Hall of Fame when it was established in 1979.[2] He was the father of Alvin Edmund Ulbrickson, who himself rowed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.[2]
Ulbrickson was portrayed by actor Joel Edgerton in the 2023 film The Boys in the Boat.
