Leo Massa (October 15, 1929 – September 3, 2009) was an American cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 30 kilometre event at the 1960 Winter Olympics.
Raised in Red Bank, New Jersey, Massa played baseball at Red Bank Regional High School well enough to earn a Major League Baseball tryout, before switching over to focus cross-country skiing, a sport he learned in Finland, his father's home country, during his pre-teen years.Parker, Don. "Massa On Cold, Cold Ground; Leo Massa Did Not Complain When He Drew The Last Starting Position In The National Cross-Country Championships And, Over 15 Kilometers Of Wilderness, Last Was First", Sports Illustrated, February 24, 1958. Accessed Julne 27, 2019. "The highlight of the show was the performance of Florida-born Leo Massa, 28, currently a carpenter in Red Bank, N.J., who spent five of his pre-teen years learning cross-country skiing in his father's native Finland."
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