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Colby Slater

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Colby Slater
Slater in 1924
Full nameColby Edmund Slater
Date of birth(1896-04-30)April 30, 1896
Place of birthBerkeley, California
Date of deathJanuary 30, 1965(1965-01-30) (aged 68)
Place of deathClarksburg, California
UniversityUC Davis
Rugby union career
Position(s) Second row
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1920–1924 United States 2 (0)
Correct as of December 19, 2018

Colby Slater
Medal record
Men's rugby union
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1920 Antwerp Team competition
Gold medal – first place 1924 Paris Team competition

Colby Edmund "Babe" Slater (April 30, 1896 – January 30, 1965) was an American rugby union player who captained the United States national rugby union team that won the gold medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the American rugby union team, which won the gold medal in 1920 and 1924.[1]

Biography

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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.

References

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  1. ^ "Colby Slater". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Colby Slater". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Casey, Patrick. "Colby Slater". The Rugby History Society. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Colby E. "Babe" Slater". Peter J. Shields Library at the University of California, Davis. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
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