Al Ulbrickson Sr.

Birthday February 11, 1903

Birthplace Seattle, Washington

DEATH DATE 1980-11-7, Seattle, Washington (77 years old)

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1903

Alvin M. Ulbrickson (February 11, 1903 – November 7, 1980), also known as Al Ulbrickson Sr., was an American rower and coach.

1927

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.

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.

1936

He also coached gold medal-winning U.S. rowing teams in the 1936 (Berlin) and 1948 (London) Olympics, also taking a bronze in 1952 (Helsinki).

1979

He was one of five coaches who were charter members of UW Athletic Hall of Fame when it was established in 1979.

He was the father of Alvin Edmund Ulbrickson (Al Ulbrickson Jr.).

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