James Morgan (bobsledder), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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American bobsledder
Date of Birth: 16-Dec-1948
Date of Death: 08-Feb-1981
Profession: bobsledder
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About James Morgan (bobsledder)
- James Patrick Morgan, known as Jimmy, but nicknamed "Nitro" (December 16, 1948 - February 8, 1981) was an American bobsledder who competed from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s.
- His death during the 1981 FIBT World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy at the bobsleigh track used for the 1956 Winter Olympics coupled with the death of a stuntman involved in the production of the 1981 film For Your Eyes Only would lead to the shortening of the Cortina d'Ampezzo track to its current configuration. A native of Saranac Lake, New York, Morgan competed in the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, finishing 14th in the two-man event and 15th in the four-man event. Morgan's younger brother, John, was also a bobsledder who has served as a television color commentator for the sport of bobsled since 1981.
- John was in fact calling the competition with ABC Sports' Bill Flemming at the 1981 World Championships that took James' life.
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