Walter Mccall Jr. HOOVER

Walter Hoover rowed double sculls at the 1952 Olympics with Pat Costello. He and Costello won the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen (NAAO) doubles title in 1952, qualifying them for the Olympics. Hoover later won the NAAO ¼-mile single sculls title in 1957. He also won a gold medal in the 1955 Pan American Games double sculls, with Jim Gardiner. Hoover attended Princeton and was later an assistant Olympic coach. Hoover’s father, Walter Hoover, Sr., won the 1922 Diamond Challenge Sculls at the Henley Royal Regatta and was considered the world rowing champion that year.