Franklin Bradford Shakespeare (born 31 May 1930) is an American competition rower and Olympic champion, and later naval officer. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Shakespeare won a gold medal in coxed eights at the 1952 Summer Olympics with the American team.
In 1982, the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame inducted Frank Shakespeare.
In 1996, Shakespeare ran the Olympic Torch in the relay for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia as the only Delawarean Olympic medal winner at the time.
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“I couldn’t find the spot where Frank had hidden the bag with the clothes. You can’t imagine how cold I was until I found them. You know, I’m beginning to understand why ghosts moan so in this sort of weather.”
—Lester Cole (1904–1985)
“I laughed him out of patience; and that night
I laughed him into patience.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)