From Rolling Hills Magazine February Issue 2016 Athletes Of The Month For John Nunn, rowing has been more than a sport; it's a life-long legacy he's been able to share with his son. John was introduced to the sport of rowing 55 years ago at Cornell University. There he was fortunate enough to be coached by Harrison "Stork" Stanford, who was a teammate of Al Ulbrickson at the University Of Washington. Al Ulbrickson was later the head men's varsity rowing coach at the University of Washington and was featured in the book, The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The two both became good friends and rowing coaches at prestigious rowing universities such as the University of Washington, and Stork at Cornell. John moved to California in 1966 to pursue his goal of making the United States Olympic Team. The Marine Stadium in Long Beach had been home of the 1932 Olympic Games, and the Long Beach Rowing [...]