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Joseph Aloysius Ruddy Sr. (September 28 1878 – November 11 1962) was an American competition swimmer and water polo player who represented the United States at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis Missouri. Ruddy won a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the men’s 4×50-yard freestyle relay. He won a second gold medal as a member of the first-place U.S. water polo team.Ruddy was the father of 1928 Olympic swimmer Ray Ruddy and two other sons and two daughters.