"Image of 2009.030.157 - Wood and acrylic plaque commemorating Dick Roth of Menlo-Atherton High who was inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on May 16, 1990.  Plaque includes image of  Roth and a brief biography:  ""At Menlo-Atherton High School in the mid-60's, swimmer Dick Roth was known as ""King Richard,"" and he left everyone surging in his wake.  As a senior, he led MA to the national prep swim title.  /  While still at MA, Roth also led the water polo team which lost only one game - a game played while Roth was undertaking another assignment.  /  Roth was in Tokyo as a member of the 1964 United States Olympic swim team.  Despite an attack of appendicitis, the 17-year-old earned an Olympic gold medal in the 400-meter individual medley in world-record time (4:45.4) that wouldn't be touched for another four years.  /  In 1967, as a Stanford University sophomore, Roth won the 200 and 400-meter individual medley races at the NCAA national championship meet, and Stanford came away with the team title.  /  By the time he retired from swimming a year later, he'd won 12 national titles, set seven American records and won the Olympic gold in world-record time."" Plaque and induction was sponsored by The Times of San Mateo."
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