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|birth_name = William Edward Bordley
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|birth_place = [[Dover, Delaware]], U.S.
|birth_place = [[Dover, Delaware]], U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|2017|12|16|1956|01|14}}
|death_date = {{death date and age|2017|12|16|1956|01|14}}
|death_place = [[Bethesda, Maryland]], U.S.
|alma_mater = [[Harvard University]]<br>[[Harvard Law School]]
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|occupation = Associate general counsel, [[United States Department of Justice|U.S. Department of Justice]]
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|sport = [[Amateur wrestling|Wrestling]]
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'''William Edward Bordley''' (January 14, 1956 – December 16, 2017), also known as '''Ed Bordley''' and '''Eduardo Bordley''', was an American [[Paralympic Games|paralympic]] [[Amateur wrestling|wrestler]]. He competed at the [[1980 Summer Paralympics]].
'''William Edward Bordley''' (January 14, 1956 – December 16, 2017), also known as '''Ed Bordley''' and '''Eduardo Bordley''', was an American [[Paralympic Games|paralympic]] [[Amateur wrestling|wrestler]] and associate general counsel. He served as a general attorney for the [[United States Department of Justice]] and the [[Freedom of Information Act (United States)|FOIA]] officer for the [[United States Marshals Service|U.S. Marshals Service]]. As a [[Amateur wrestling|wrestler]], he won a [[gold medal]] at the [[1980 Summer Paralympics]].<ref name="b" />


== Life and career ==
== Life and career ==
Bordley was born in [[Dover, Delaware]].<ref name="a">{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/ed-bordley-championship-winning-blind-wrestler-and-harvard-law-graduate-dies-at-61/2018/03/02/d815f7ee-1d60-11e8-b2d9-08e748f892c0_story.html|title=Ed Bordley, championship-winning blind wrestler and Harvard Law graduate, dies at 61|work=[[The Washington Post]]|first=Ellie|last=Silver|date=March 2, 2018|access-date=September 21, 2024}}</ref> He attended [[Harvard University]] on an academic [[scholarship]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/156784522/|title=Ed Bordley – the student wrestlers, too|work=The Morning News|location=[[Wilmington, Delaware]]|date=February 15, 1976|access-date=September 21, 2024|page=42|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Closed access}}</ref> studying [[romance languages]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/156511762/|title=Bordley's Olympic gold medal rewards top student-athlete|work=The Morning News|location=[[Wilmington, Delaware]]|date=July 11, 1980|access-date=September 21, 2024|page=4|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Closed access}}</ref> He also attended [[Harvard Law School]], earning his [[Juris Doctor|JD]] degree in 1982.<ref>{{Citation|title=FOIA Focus: William Edward Bordley|work=Office of Information Policy}}</ref>
Bordley was born in [[Dover, Delaware]].<ref name="a">{{Cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/ed-bordley-championship-winning-blind-wrestler-and-harvard-law-graduate-dies-at-61/2018/03/02/d815f7ee-1d60-11e8-b2d9-08e748f892c0_story.html |title=Ed Bordley, championship-winning blind wrestler and Harvard Law graduate, dies at 61 |work=[[The Washington Post]] |first=Ellie |last=Silver |date=March 2, 2018 |access-date=September 21, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180303095813/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/ed-bordley-championship-winning-blind-wrestler-and-harvard-law-graduate-dies-at-61/2018/03/02/d815f7ee-1d60-11e8-b2d9-08e748f892c0_story.html |archive-date=March 3, 2018}}</ref> He attended [[Harvard University]] on an academic [[scholarship]],<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/156784522/ |title=Ed Bordley – the student wrestlers, too |work=The Morning News |location=[[Wilmington, Delaware]] |date=February 15, 1976 |access-date=September 21, 2024 |page=42 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Closed access}}</ref> studying [[romance languages]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/156511762/ |title=Bordley's Olympic gold medal rewards top student-athlete |work=The Morning News |location=[[Wilmington, Delaware]] |date=July 11, 1980 |access-date=September 21, 2024 |page=4 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Closed access}}</ref> He also attended [[Harvard Law School]], earning his [[Juris Doctor|JD]] degree in 1982.<ref name=USDOJOIP>{{Cite magazine |date=1992 |title=FOIA Focus: William Edward Bordley |url=https://www.justice.gov/oip/blog/foia-update-foia-focus-william-edward-bordley |magazine=FOIA Update |volume=13 |issue=3 |publisher=Department of Justice, Office of Information Policy}}</ref>


He began working for the U.S. Department of Justice in 1982, in the [[Drug Enforcement Administration]] before taking a position with the U.S. Marshals in 1998.<ref>{{cite web |last=Valmon |first=Michele Rainey |date=December 20, 2006 |title=Ed Bordley |url=http://ivy50.com/blackHistory/story.aspx?sid=12/20/2006 |website=Ivy 50 |access-date=September 22, 2024}}</ref> He worked as a FOIA officer.<ref name=USDOJOIP/> He was regularly contacted by the media for information regarding the names of fugitives caught by the Marshals and charges being levied against them.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Decker |first1=T |last2=Manning |first2=Ally |last3=Gray |first3=Kathy Lynn |last4=Arenschield |first4=Laura |date=June 3, 2014 |title=Justice Insider: Suspect identified as 'Soda Pop Swindler' |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2014/06/03/justice-insider-suspect-identified-as/23733121007/ |newspaper=[[The Columbus Dispatch]] |access-date=September 22, 2024}}</ref> Media reports stated that he would deny requests stating that to comply was a breach of privacy,<ref>{{cite news |last=Gray |first=Kathy Lynn |date=January 25, 2013 |title=Marshals won't release mug shots |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2013/01/25/marshals-won-t-release-mug/23357895007/ |newspaper=[[The Columbus Dispatch]] |access-date=September 22, 2024}}</ref> which prompted concerns when the Marshals arrested [[Vermont]] fugitives on state charges but did not abide by Vermont state law requiring the names of those arrested to be released.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dover |first1=Holly |last2=Donoghe |first2=Mike |date=April 25, 2015 |title=Experts criticize Marshals for secret arrests |url=https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/local/2015/04/25/marshals-service-secret-arrests-criticized/26332577/ |newspaper=Burlington Free Press |access-date=September 22, 2024}}</ref>
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Bordley competed at the [[1980 Summer Paralympics]], winning the [[gold medal]] in the men's -82 kg event.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/arnhem-1980/results|title=Arnhem 1980 Paralympic Games Results|work=[[International Paralympic Committee]]|access-date=September 21, 2024}}</ref>


==Sports career==
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Bordley died<ref name="a" /> on December 16, 2017, at the age of 61.
In 1974, while attending [[Caesar Rodney High School]], Bordley won the state championship in the 167-pound weight class in the Delaware Interscholastic Wrestling Tournament.<ref name=DEHoF>{{cite news |last=Finney |first=Mike |date=April 16, 2006 |title=Grappling with blindness earns spot in hall |url=https://www.wrestlingpod.com/wrestling-news/w2165/grappling-with-blindness-earns-spot-in-hall/ |work=[[The News Journal]] |via=Wrestling Pod |access-date=September 22, 2024}}</ref> He was awarded a Fran Lore Scholarship from the Lower Delaware Gridiron Club on February 3, 1975, and won third overall in Delaware the same year.<ref name=B2BDSN>{{cite news |last=Walter |first=Andy |date=January 20, 2018 |title=From the sports editor: Bordley didn’t let blindness stop him from a remarkable life |url=https://baytobaynews.com/delaware/delaware/stories/from-the-sports-editor-bordley-didnt-let-blindness-stop-him-from-a-remarkable-life,9153 |newspaper=Bay to Bay Daily State News |access-date=September 22, 2024}}</ref> He continued wrestling while attending Harvard University.<ref name=DEHoF/>

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Bordley competed at the [[1980 Summer Paralympics]], winning the [[gold medal]] in the men's -82&nbsp;kg event.<ref name="b">{{Cite web |url=https://www.paralympic.org/arnhem-1980/results |title=Arnhem 1980 Paralympic Games Results |work=[[International Paralympic Committee]] |access-date=September 21, 2024}}</ref> In his later life, he competed in bowling, swimming, and boat racing.<ref name=B2BDSN/> In 2006, he was one of nine inductees into the Delaware Afro-American Sports Hall of Fame.<ref name=DEHoF/>

==Death==
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Bordley died on December 16, 2017, at the age of 61, from [[thymus cancer]].<ref name="a" />


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 04:30, 18 October 2024

Ed Bordley
Bordley in 1976
Personal information
Born(1956-01-14)January 14, 1956
Dover, Delaware, U.S.
DiedDecember 16, 2017(2017-12-16) (aged 61)
Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Alma materHarvard University
Harvard Law School
Occupation(s)Associate general counsel, U.S. Department of Justice
Sport
Country United States
SportWrestling
Medal record
Representing  United States
Paralympic Games
Wrestling
Gold medal – first place 1980 Arnhem Men's -82 kg

William Edward Bordley (January 14, 1956 – December 16, 2017), also known as Ed Bordley and Eduardo Bordley, was an American paralympic wrestler and associate general counsel. He served as a general attorney for the United States Department of Justice and the FOIA officer for the U.S. Marshals Service. As a wrestler, he won a gold medal at the 1980 Summer Paralympics.[1]

Life and career

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Bordley was born in Dover, Delaware.[2] He attended Harvard University on an academic scholarship,[3] studying romance languages.[4] He also attended Harvard Law School, earning his JD degree in 1982.[5]

He began working for the U.S. Department of Justice in 1982, in the Drug Enforcement Administration before taking a position with the U.S. Marshals in 1998.[6] He worked as a FOIA officer.[5] He was regularly contacted by the media for information regarding the names of fugitives caught by the Marshals and charges being levied against them.[7] Media reports stated that he would deny requests stating that to comply was a breach of privacy,[8] which prompted concerns when the Marshals arrested Vermont fugitives on state charges but did not abide by Vermont state law requiring the names of those arrested to be released.[9]

Sports career

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In 1974, while attending Caesar Rodney High School, Bordley won the state championship in the 167-pound weight class in the Delaware Interscholastic Wrestling Tournament.[10] He was awarded a Fran Lore Scholarship from the Lower Delaware Gridiron Club on February 3, 1975, and won third overall in Delaware the same year.[11] He continued wrestling while attending Harvard University.[10]

Bordley competed at the 1980 Summer Paralympics, winning the gold medal in the men's -82 kg event.[1] In his later life, he competed in bowling, swimming, and boat racing.[11] In 2006, he was one of nine inductees into the Delaware Afro-American Sports Hall of Fame.[10]

Death

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Bordley died on December 16, 2017, at the age of 61, from thymus cancer.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Arnhem 1980 Paralympic Games Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Silver, Ellie (March 2, 2018). "Ed Bordley, championship-winning blind wrestler and Harvard Law graduate, dies at 61". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on March 3, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "Ed Bordley – the student wrestlers, too". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. February 15, 1976. p. 42. Retrieved September 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  4. ^ "Bordley's Olympic gold medal rewards top student-athlete". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. July 11, 1980. p. 4. Retrieved September 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  5. ^ a b "FOIA Focus: William Edward Bordley". FOIA Update. Vol. 13, no. 3. Department of Justice, Office of Information Policy. 1992.
  6. ^ Valmon, Michele Rainey (December 20, 2006). "Ed Bordley". Ivy 50. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  7. ^ Decker, T; Manning, Ally; Gray, Kathy Lynn; Arenschield, Laura (June 3, 2014). "Justice Insider: Suspect identified as 'Soda Pop Swindler'". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  8. ^ Gray, Kathy Lynn (January 25, 2013). "Marshals won't release mug shots". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  9. ^ Dover, Holly; Donoghe, Mike (April 25, 2015). "Experts criticize Marshals for secret arrests". Burlington Free Press. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  10. ^ a b c Finney, Mike (April 16, 2006). "Grappling with blindness earns spot in hall". The News Journal. Retrieved September 22, 2024 – via Wrestling Pod.
  11. ^ a b Walter, Andy (January 20, 2018). "From the sports editor: Bordley didn't let blindness stop him from a remarkable life". Bay to Bay Daily State News. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
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