John Oehler
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Personal information | |||||||||
| Date of birth: August 5, 1910 | |||||||||
| Place of birth: Queens, New York, U.S. | |||||||||
| Date of death: 12 May 1983 (aged 72) | |||||||||
| Place of death: Pinehurst, North Carolina | |||||||||
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Career information | |||||||||
| College: Purdue | |||||||||
| Debuted in 1933 for the Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) | |||||||||
| Last played in 1936 for the Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) | |||||||||
Career history
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Pittsburgh Pirates (1933–1934) Brooklyn Dodgers (1935–1936) | |||||||||
Career highlights and awards
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| Scored first points (a safety) of Pirates (Steelers) franchise history | |||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 1936 | |||||||||
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| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |||||||||
| Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |||||||||
John Walter "Cap" Oehler (born August 5, 1910 - May 12, 1983)[1] was an American football center in the National Football League (NFL). He was a charter member of the Pittsburgh Pirates (which would later be renamed the Steelers). Oehler was born in Queens, New York.[2] He played college football at Purdue University where he was named a captain.[3]
In 1933 Oehler joined the newly formed Pittsburgh Pirates of the NFL. In the team's first game, he blocked a punt which went out the back of the end zone resulting in a safety. Those were the first points recorded in franchise history and the lone points in that first 23–2 loss.[4] He would play two years for the Pirates before moving on to the Brooklyn Dodgers where he played two more seasons.
After leaving football, he built a career in sales with shipbuilder Dravo Corporation.[5]
References
- ↑ North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994
- ↑ "Cap Oehler bio". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
- ↑ "Big Ten Grid Notes". Milwaukee Sentinel. September 17, 1932. p. 18. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
- ↑ Sell, Jack (September 21, 1933). "25,000 See Pro Pirates Lose Grid Opener". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. pp. 14–15. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
- ↑ "Dravo Appoints Sales Manager of Division". Pittsburgh Press. February 2, 1951. p. 30. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
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