Tuffy Latour

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameTuffield Albert "Tuffy"•Latour
Used nameTuffy•Latour
Born18 November 1909 in Saranac Lake, New York (USA)
Died3 July 1965 in Franklin Falls, New York (USA)
AffiliationsSaranac Lake Bobsled Club
NOC United States

Biography

Tuffy Latour had a long bobsled career, winning multiple US and North American titles. He represented the Saranac Lake Bobsled Club throughout his career. Latour was US Champion in the 2-man in 1940-41, 1947, and 1959, always as a driver, with various brakemen. He also won the North American 2-man Championships in 1940-41, 1946, and 1958. Latour’s grandson, also Tuffy Latour, became a member of the US bobsled team in the late 1990s, recruited from the US Army World Class Athlete Program. He never competed in the Olympics, but later became a coach for US Bobsledding.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1948 Winter Olympics Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) USA Tuffy Latour
Two, Men (Olympic) Leo Martin 9