Charlie Doe

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Charlie Doe
Charlie Doe, unique rugby match of the 1920 'olympic games (Anvers) .jpg
Player information
Full name Charles Webster Doe, Jr.
birthday September 4, 1898
place of birth San Francisco , United States
date of death November 19, 1995
Place of death Contra Costa County , United States
society
society Career ended
position Half of the crowd
National team
Years National team Games (points)
1920-1924 United States 4 (15)

Charles Webster Doe, Jr. (born September 4, 1898 in San Francisco , California - † November 19, 1995 in Contra Costa County , California) was an American rugby union player. Known as the best scrum half in California, but also used as a goalkeeper , Doe became Olympic champion with the US selection in 1920 and 1924 .

Doe was the son of Charles Webster Doe, a wealthy and influential sawmill and furniture factory owner, and his wife Laura, née Mitchell. He had a brother Alvah and attended Stanford University , where he was a member of both rugby and basketball selection. Doe was an ambulance driver on the Italian-Austrian front for a few months during the First World War and received several awards.

1920 Doe was appointed to the squad of the " Eagles " for the rugby tournament at the Olympic Games in Antwerp , with which he became Olympic champion.

After graduating from Stanford, he continued to play rugby for the Olympic Club of San Francisco when he was reappointed to the US squad for an Olympic rugby tournament in 1924 . Although he was only vice-captain of the team, he was the captain of the USA in both games. Doe achieved a total of six raises during the tournament , and he also converted a penalty against Romania .

After his sports career, he made a career in his father's company.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Bailey Millard: Charles Webster Doe. (Digitized version) (No longer available online.) In: The San Francisco Bay Region "by Bailey Millard Vol. 3. California Genealogy and History Archives , 1924, pp. 218-221 , archived from the original on October 29, 2006 ; retrieved on August 25, 2009 (digitized 2004).
  2. ^ A b Rugby at the Olympics. In: www.rugbyfootballhistory.com. 2007, accessed August 25, 2009 .
  3. ^ Mark Jenkins: An American Victory in Paris. In: www.wesclark.com. The Rugby Reader's Heaven, accessed August 25, 2009 .
  4. ^ Charlie Doe - United States of America. In: scrum database. ESPN , accessed August 25, 2009 .
personal data
SURNAME Doe, Charlie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Charles Webster Doe, Jr
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American rugby union player
DATE OF BIRTH September 4, 1898
PLACE OF BIRTH San Francisco , California
DATE OF DEATH November 19, 1995
Place of death Contra Costa County , California