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| National team | USA |
| Citizenship | USA |
| Born | August 1, 1938 |
| Sport | |
| Country | USA |
| Sport | Water polo |
Charles Raymond "Chick" McIlroy (born August 1, 1938) is an American water polo player who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics.
He was born in Minot, North Dakota, and moved with his family to El Segundo, California when he was one. Charles was one of ten kids born to Kennith McIlroy and Helen (Vadnais) McIlroy. He was the fifth son of eight boys, having two sisters.
McIlroy swam and played water polo at El Segundo High School for coach Uro Saari. After High School, Charles swam and played water polo at El Camino Jr. College[ citation needed ] before transferring to California State University, Long Beach. [1]
McIlroy was a member of the American water polo team, [2] which finished seventh in the Water polo at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. [3] [4]
Four years later at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, the United States team was eliminated in the first round. In the 1964 Olympic tournament, McIlroy played three matches. Charles's two brothers, Paul McIlroy and Ned McIlroy were also on the 1964 U.S. water polo team. [2] [5]
In 1980, he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame. [6] [7]
In 2008 at the age of 70, Charles was a member of the Tri Valley Water polo Club that competed in the World Masters Water polo Tournament in Perth Australia. [8] The team Charles played on, won all seven of their games in the 60+ division, earning them the gold medal in their age group. [8]
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