Background
He was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, and died in Dover, Massachusetts.
He was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, and died in Dover, Massachusetts.
O'Day received a gold medal in the 5.5 Metre class at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. Together with the English boat designer Uffa Fox, O'Day co-designed the sailboat called "Day Sailer". The boat was inducted into the American Sailboat Hall of Fame in 2003.