James Crockett

Midfielder, Olympic athlete

1910 – 1986

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Who was James Crockett?

James Crockett was a U.S. soccer center back who was a member of the U.S. soccer team at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Bartkus was selected as a member of the U.S. soccer team at the 1936 Olympic Games. He played in the only U.S. game of the tournament, a 1-0 loss to Italy. At the time, he played for the Philadelphia German-Americans of the American Soccer League. In 1936, Crockett and his team mates defeated the St. Louis Shamrocks in the National Challenge Cup.

He died in Meadowood, Pennsylvania.

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Born
Feb 17, 1910
Nationality
  • United States of America
Died
Jul 30, 1986
Meadowood

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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