Nine boys from the University of Washington took the nation by storm when their crew team captured the gold medal at the 1936 Olympics. The boys’ victory inspired a nation struggling to emerge from the depths of the Depression.
Returning Series
The Boys of '36
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August 1, 2016
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English
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The story of how a team of underdog American rowers became gold medalists in the 1936 Olympics.