Richard Zirk
Richard F. Zirk was an American heavyweight weightlifter who won a silver medal at the 1961 World Championships.
A resident of Fairfield Township, Essex County, New Jersey, Zirk graduated from Grover Cleveland High School in 1954, which inducted him into its hall of fame in 1997. After retiring from competitions Zirk worked for the Verona Public Schools. He was married for 57 years to Lorraine Zirk, and had three children: Richard Zirk, Deborah Ruggieri, and Karen Summers.