1.0Sports7https://sports7.usLuke Norrishttps://sports7.us/author/luke-norris/The Incredible Story of R. Norris Williams, Who Lost His Father and Nearly His Own Legs in the Titanic Disaster Before Winning Multiple Grand Slam Titles and an Olympic Gold Medalrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="TKsqXwZMZc"><a href="https://sports7.us/news/incredible-story-r-norris-williams-lost-his-father-nearly-own-legs-titanic-disaster-before-winning-multiple-grand-slam-titles-olympic-gold-medal/">The Incredible Story of R. Norris Williams, Who Lost His Father and Nearly His Own Legs in the Titanic Disaster Before Winning Multiple Grand Slam Titles and an Olympic Gold Medal</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://sports7.us/news/incredible-story-r-norris-williams-lost-his-father-nearly-own-legs-titanic-disaster-before-winning-multiple-grand-slam-titles-olympic-gold-medal/embed/#?secret=TKsqXwZMZc" width="600" height="338" title="“The Incredible Story of R. Norris Williams, Who Lost His Father and Nearly His Own Legs in the Titanic Disaster Before Winning Multiple Grand Slam Titles and an Olympic Gold Medal” — Sports7" data-secret="TKsqXwZMZc" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://sports7.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/R.-Norris-Williams.jpg1250738R. Norris Williams nearly lost his legs as a result of the Titanic disaster but went on to win numerous Grand Slam tennis titles and an Olympic gold medal.