Charles Grimes (rower)
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Charles Livingston Grimes (July 9, 1935 – February 5, 2007) was an American
competition rower
and Olympic champion.
in 1957 and had an LL.B. from Harvard Law.
He played varsity football and basketball at Yale. Grimes accelerated his four-year course of study, graduating half way through his senior year. He attended Christ Church, Oxford, for one year after Yale.
in Melbourne
, where he won a gold medal in eights with the American rowing team.
Grimes was physically imposing and powered the 1956 gold medal Olympic crew in Melbourne where he pulled so much water on his side that there was a problem balancing the boat. That team was the last university team to bring home the gold.
Grimes was also the plaintiff in the Grimes v. Donald, 673 A.2d 1207 (Del. 1996), one of the landmark Delaware corporations cases.
Wife Jane Brown Grimes is the second female Chairperson and President of the USTA.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
competition rower
Sport rowing
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
and Olympic champion.
Education
Grimes was prepared at Groton. He graduated from Yale UniversityYale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in 1957 and had an LL.B. from Harvard Law.
He played varsity football and basketball at Yale. Grimes accelerated his four-year course of study, graduating half way through his senior year. He attended Christ Church, Oxford, for one year after Yale.
College and Olympics
Grimes competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations...
in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, where he won a gold medal in eights with the American rowing team.
Grimes was physically imposing and powered the 1956 gold medal Olympic crew in Melbourne where he pulled so much water on his side that there was a problem balancing the boat. That team was the last university team to bring home the gold.
Later in life
"Grimes graduated from Yale in 1957 and from Harvard Law School in 1960. After a brief law career, he worked as an independent financial advisor and investor."Grimes was also the plaintiff in the Grimes v. Donald, 673 A.2d 1207 (Del. 1996), one of the landmark Delaware corporations cases.
Wife Jane Brown Grimes is the second female Chairperson and President of the USTA.