fullname death_date death_place birth_place birth_date article_title strokes name collegeteam
howard fenno patterson 28 october 2000 frankenmuth , michigan saginaw , michigan 18 september 1927 howard patterson
 backstroke howard patterson michigan state college
howard patterson

howard fenno patterson -lrb- september 18 , 1927 -- october 28 , 2000 -rrb- was an american competition swimmer who represented the united states at the 1948 summer olympics in london .
patterson competed in the semifinals of the men 's 100-meter backstroke , and finished ninth overall with a time of 1:09.9 .
