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Oscar Brockmeyer

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Date of birth
  
November 13, 1883

1905
  
University of Missouri

Role
  
Football player

Playing position
  
Defender

Years
  
Team

Name
  
Oscar Brockmeyer

Died
  
January 10, 1954

Full name
  
Oscar Bernhard Brockmeyer

Place of birth
  
St. Louis, Missouri, United States

1904
  
Christian Brothers College

Parents
  
Johann Friedrich Lubbering

Oscar Bernard Brockmeyer (November 13, 1883 – January 10, 1954) was an American amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He was the son of Dora (Luebbering) and Bernard Henry Brockmeyer, His Grandparents moved from Glane, Germany to St. Louis, Missouri. He had 4 brothers and 3 sisters. He is also the grandson of Johann Friedrich Lubbering.

In 1904 he was a member of the Christian Brothers College team, which won the silver medal in the football tournament. He played all four matches as a defender. Oscar graduated in 1904 at C.B.C and went to Missouri University at Columbia, he had a scholarship there, and played football for the Varsity in 1905.

When he came home, he went to work at the City Hall of St. Louis as a draftsman.

Personal life

He married Florence Louise Hoevel (1883–1952) and they had the following children:

  • Oscar Bernard Brockmeyer, jr. (1919–1984),
  • Charles E. Brockmeyer (1922–1978).
  • References

    Oscar Brockmeyer Wikipedia