100 Memorable U.S. Olympic Moments
Photo: Courtesy of Jim and Linda Ross71
Frank Havens Wins One For His Dad (1952)
In 1924, Bill Havens, an Olympic rowing favorite, skipped the Paris Games to witness the birth of his son, Frank. Twenty-eight years later, Frank won the Olympic gold his father had sacrificed. Frank won the grueling 10,000-meter canoe event in 57:41 to break the world record previously set by Czechoslovakia's Frantisek Capek. Upon winning gold, Frank sent his father a telegram that ended, "I'm coming home with the gold medal you should've won."
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