Larry “Buster” Crabbe had won a bronze medal in the 1500 meters at Amsterdam in 1928. At the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, he was the only American man to win a swimming gold medal—in the 400 ...

The actor Gil Gerard has died. At the age of 82, the venerable actor passed away due to "a rare and aggressive form of cancer ...

Beginning in 1951, New York City's WOR-TV aired The Buster Crabbe Show on weekday evenings. The world-famous Olympic swimmer, cowboy actor, and Flash Gordon star hosted each show seated behind a desk ...

After winning gold in the 400-meter freestyle event at the Los Angeles Olympic Games, Buster Crabbe of the United States loosens up his tank suit. Buster came in just one-tenth of a second ahead of ...