About Leo Massa
Lived 1929 – 2009 (aged 79). Leo Massa was an athlete.
Leo Massa (October 15, 1929 – September 3, 2009) was an American cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 30 kilometre event at the 1960 Winter Olympics.
Raised in Red Bank, New Jersey, Massa played baseball at Red Bank Regional High School well enough to earn a Major League Baseball tryout, before switching over to focus cross-country skiing, a sport he learned in Finland, his father's home country, during his pre-teen years.
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Who was Leo Massa?
American cross-country skier
When was Leo Massa born?
Leo Massa was born on 15 October 1929 in Clearwater.
When did Leo Massa die?
Leo Massa died on 3 September 2009.
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Leo Massa was an athlete.
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