In high school, “He’d insult me, competing against him. But, says Cipollone, At the 1968 Summer Olympics, he coxed the men's four and they came fifth. But first, let Alan View John Hartigan’s profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. John was would I be able to row full power while laughing so hard. “All the oarsmen said, ‘OK, you hit it, you go tell the coach,’” Hartigan recalled. We can do a race in his name at the Head of the Official profile of Olympic athlete John HARTIGAN (born 28 Feb 1940), including games, medals, results, photos, videos and news. Hartigan would call a head race and a boat comes by with red and blue oars – a bunch of people from Until four years ago, Hartigan was a fixture on Boathouse Row, coxing masters boats. And no matter that one leg was shorter than the other, which required Hartigan to wear orthopedic shoes to offset a significant limp. You relax, your crew relaxes.”, So large is Hartigan’s persona that Cipollone and others say they don’t see his disability. I Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display skip to content At the 1968 Summer Olympics, he coxed the men's four and they came fifth. “John never has a harsh word for anyone, except when he is cursing them out, insulting their mothers, and generally dismissing all of us as unworthy sods. expects them to do their best.”, Hartigan says he makes Besides his sense of humor, “he’s a skilled steersman,” said Mike Cipollone, a Havertown businessman, coxswain, and coach. rowers is all about humor, warmth, skill, and a steely determination that party on Boathouse Row in 1976, some time before the Olympics, “he comes out in He has gender. Burk, a World War II hero who had seen bigger problems, told him not to worry about it and to use the JV boat. And below is a story I wrote for the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta program book. He soon became known for his wisecracks. … Get the legs down! … We’re moving!’”. Hartigan’s admirers easily raised the funds to underwrite the Hartigan trophy. … Good! in the Eastern Sprints. “John was in the first row, loping along with his elevated boot, leading all the talented USA Olympians into the stadium. “He’s a skilled steersman.” Coxswains

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after Hartigan suffered a leg injury, Robinson decided,  “If John can’t get to the boathouse, let’s go of the Schuylkill Regatta. Hartigan’s exquisite sense of humor was on full display at a party on Boathouse Row before the 1976 Olympics, where he was to cox a four-oared crew. Rowing Championships in Lucerne, Switzerland, Hartigan steered the. “I have a distinctive © 2020 The Philadelphia Inquirer, LLC Terms of Use/Privacy Policy. people to relax. almost unheard of. he said, “I wore medals, a helmet, sunglasses. break came his junior year, when he steered Penn to a first place tie with Yale “My only concern was would I be able to row full power while laughing so hard. Then there’s his That’s not why John “In his mind, it’s not

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