A US tennis player refused to have his legs amputated after surviving the Titanic. He later won an Olympic gold medal.
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A US tennis player refused to have his legs amputated after surviving the Titanic. He later won an Olympic gold medal.
Richard Norris Williams survived the sinking of the Titanic and went on to become an Olympic gold-medalist tennis player.George Rinhart/Corbis/Getty Images; Bettman/Getty ImagesRichard Norris Williams survived the sinking of the Titanic by swimming to a lifeboat. After he was rescued, Williams refused a doctor's suggestion to amputate his legs.He became the highest-ranking tennis player in the US and won an Olympic gold medal in 1924.Richard Nor…
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