fullname death_date death_place birth_place weight height birth_date nicknames article_title strokes name collegeteam
william danforth mulliken 17 july 2014 chicago , illinois urbana , illinois 183 lb kg on 6 ft 2 in m on 27 august 1939 `` bill '' bill mulliken
 breaststroke bill mulliken miami university
bill mulliken

william danforth mulliken -lrb- august 27 , 1939 -- july 17 , 2014 -rrb- was an american competition swimmer and olympic champion .
mulliken represented the united states at the 1959 pan american games , where he won the 200-meter breaststroke , his signature event .
at the 1960 summer olympics in rome , he received a gold medal for winning the men 's 200-meter breaststroke with a time of 2:37.4 .
he graduated from miami university in 1961 with a bachelor 's degree , and harvard university in 1964 with a law degree .
he founded big shoulders , a swim event at ohio street beach in 1991 and held annually since .
an avid reader , he was an active member , supporter and leader of the caxton club of chicago .
he also chaired the capital campaign for miami university 's library .
his first marriage was to julia n. neavolls .
they had two daughters and a son before the marriage ended in divorce .
he later married lorna filippini .
