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Gary Hall Sr. (born c 1948) is a eye doctor from Phoenix, Arizona who became famous during the late 1960s and the 1970s, as an Olympic swimmer for the United States. 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Phoenix is the capital, largest city and largest metropolitan area in the state of Arizona, United States. ... Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around the world. ... Events and trends Although in the United States and in many other Western societies the 1970s are often seen as a period of transition between the turbulent 1960s and the more conservative 1980s and 1990s, many of the trends that are associated widely with the Sixties, from the Sexual Revolution... For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ...

Hall first went to represent the United States in the 1968 Olympic Games held at Mexico City, Mexico. 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the federal capital of and largest city in Mexico. ...

At the 1972 Olympics in Munich, terrorism hit him close, as these were the games of the Munich Massacre. Nevertheless, he earned a silver medal during those games. His final Olympic appearance was at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, Canada. 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Munich: Frauenkirche and Town Hall steeple Munich (German: München (pronounced listen) is the state capital of the German Bundesland of Bavaria. ... Terrorism is a controversial and subjective term with multiple definitions. ... One of the Black September kidnappers on the balcony of the Israeli hostel at the Olympic village The Munich Massacre occurred at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, when members of the Israeli Olympic team were taken hostage by the Palestinian group Black September, an organization designated terrorist by... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article needs cleanup. ...

In 1981, he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. Later on, he also became a local celebrity in Phoenix, as a dentist. He himself appears at his office's television ads, and he also appears on his office's billboard campaigns. 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The International Swimming Hall of Fame, located on the Atlantic Ocean beachfront in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, is a Hall of Fame dedicated to promoting the sport of swimming and immortalising the achievements and contributions of those who have distinguished themselves in the following four branches of aquatic sports: competitive... Roadside billboards frequently encourage passersby to visit local businesses. ...

His son, Gary Hall Jr., has become a famous Olympic swimmer as well, getting various gold medals at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia. With his son's participation at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece, the Halls became the first pair of father and son to make three Olympic appearances. Gary Hall Jr. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is about the city of Sydney in Australia. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Athens (disambiguation). ...

He now owns Gary Hall Laser Eye Center, and he was recently barred from practicing surgery for five years.