George Larson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George Larson

Canadian swimmer, Olympic athlete, British Empire Games gold medallist

Date of Birth: 10-Jun-1912

Place of Birth: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: 20-Sep-2008

Profession: swimmer, professional wrestler, Canadian football player

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

George Frederick Larson (June 10, 1912 – September 20, 2008) was a Canadian freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and 1936 Summer Olympics. At the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles, he was a member of the Canadian team that finished fourth in the men's 4x200-metre freestyle relay.
In the 400-metre freestyle, he was eliminated in the first round. Four years later at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, he was eliminated in the first round of the 100-metre freestyle contest. At the 1934 British Empire Games, he was a member of the Canadian team which won the gold medal in the 4×200-yard freestyle relay.
He also won a silver medal in the 100-yard freestyle competition and finished fourth in the 440-yard freestyle, and sixth in the 1500-yard freestyle. After his swimming career concluded, Larson played Canadian football for the Hamilton Tigers and Hamilton Wildcats, the predecessors of the modern-era Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL.
While later working as a police officer, he earned extra income as a professional wrestler under the pseudonym "Irish Tom Collins" for fifteen years. Larson was born in Hamilton, Ontario; he died in Hamilton in 2008, aged 96.