Eddie Eagan

Eddie Eagan
Eagan c. 1920
Personal information
Full nameEdward Patrick Francis Eagan
BornApril 26, 1897 (1897-04-26)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
DiedJune 14, 1967(1967-06-14) (aged 70)
New York City, U.S.
Alma materYale University
Harvard University
University of Oxford
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Sport
SportBoxing, bobsleigh
ClubYale Bulldogs, New Haven
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Boxing
Summer Olympics
1920 AntwerpLight-heavyweight
Bobsleigh
Winter Olympics
1932 Lake PlacidFour-man

Edward Patrick Francis Eagan (April 26, 1897 – June 14, 1967) was an American athlete who won a gold medal as a light-heavyweight boxer at the 1920 Summer Olympics and a gold medal in four-man bobsled at the 1932 Winter Olympics. Few athletes have competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympic games; Eagan is the only one to have won gold in each in different events.