Colby Slater

Colby Slater was born on April 30, 1896, in Berkeley, California,^[2] the son and youngest of four children of John Slater and Louise Slater (born Chenery^[3]).^[4] With his older brother, Norman, Slater attended Berkeley High School and played for the school's rugby team in 1912 and 1913, winning a state championship in 1912.^[3][4] In 1914, Slater enrolled at the University Farm School in Davis, California.^[4] (The University Farm School was then a branch of the College of Agriculture at the University of California, Berkeley and is considered a precursor to the University of California, Davis, which claims him as an alumnus.^[4]) Slater graduated from the University Farm School in May 1917, and enlisted in the United States Army shortly thereafter.^[4] He served with the Medical Corps in France during World War I.^[4] In 1919, Slater returned to California and began his career as a farmer.^[4] In 2011, Slater was inducted twice into the U.S. Rugby Hall of Fame, as a member of both the 1920 and 1924 national teams. In 2012, Slater was again inducted into the U.S. Rugby Hall of Fame, but this time as an individual player.

• Colby Slater at databaseOlympics.com
• Colby E. “Babe” Slater Papers at Special Collections Dept., University Library, University of California, Davis