Thomas (Flubacher) Waddell (1937 - 1987)

Born 1 Nov 1937 in Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, United States

Died 11 Jul 1987 at age 49 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States

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Biography

Tom Waddell, born Thomas Flubacher (1937-1987) was an Olympic decathlete, founder of the Gay Games and social rights activist.

As a member of the United States Olympic Track and Field Team, Waddell finished sixth in the decathlon at the Olympics in Mexico City in 1968. He went on to organize the Gay Olympic Games in 1982, with the name later changed to the Gay Games for political reasons.

He was adopted by Hazel and Gene Waddell after his parents divorced.^[1]

He died as a result of AIDS.

Sources

1. ↑ https://outhistory.org/items/show/1665

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101077160/tom-waddell
• Garvey, Richard C. and Ronald S. Ziemba. Springfield College: In Spirit, Mind, and Body, Notes and Scenes from Our First 125 Years 1885-2010. Springfield College: Springfield, Massachusetts, 2010.
• https://outhistory.org/items/show/1665 13 Dec 2022

Acknowledgments

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