Richard "Rusty" Wailes, a.k.a. "Perfect Oarsman" (Mar 21 1936 Edmonds, Washington - Oct 11 2002, Lake Washington), was an American rower. Wailes began sport rowing when he entered Yale University in the fall of 1954. Within two years he was part of the gold medal-winning eight-man U.S. team at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. Wikipedia
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