Robert Ide Will (April 20, 1925 – October 14, 2019) was an American

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who competed in the

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. He was born in

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. In 1948, he was a crew member of the American boat which won the gold medal in the coxed fours event.

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* 1925 births 2019 deaths American male rowers Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in rowing Rowers at the 1948 Summer Olympics 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub