Jimmy Roe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Roe | ||
| Date of birth | December 27, 1908 | ||
| Place of birth | St. Louis, Missouri,United States | ||
| Date of death | August 21, 1999(aged 90) | ||
| Place of death | St. Charles, Missouri,United States | ||
| Position(s) | Inside Left | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Christian Brothers College | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1928–1929 | Marres | ||
| 1929 | St. Matthew's | ||
| 1929–1930 | Russell Florists | ||
| 1931–1934 | Stix, Baer and Fuller | ||
| 1934–1935 | →St. Louis Central Breweries | ||
| 1935–1937 | →St. Louis Shamrocks | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jimmy Roe(December 27, 1908 – August 8, 1999) was a U.S.soccerinside leftwho spent his entire career in the St. Louis leagues. He was called into thenational teamin 1937, but suffered a career ending knee injury before his first game with the team. He was inducted into theNational Soccer Hall of Famein 1997.
Youth
[edit]Roe began playing organized soccer with his school, team St. Matthew School which was among the best teams in the St. Louis Catholic Youth Council.[1]He attendedChristian Brothers CollegeHigh School where he also played soccer and is a member of the CBC Alumni Hall of Fame.
Professional
[edit]In 1928, he joined Marres, a semi-professional team in the St. Louis Municipal (MUNY) League. The MUNY was the city's de facto second division, sitting below the professionalSt. Louis Soccer League(SLSL). At some point, he moved to St. Matthew's. In 1929, Row began the season with Russell Florists, but, according to the National Soccer Hall of Fame, he moved toStix, Baer and Fuller F.C.(SBF) of the SLSL during the season. This is not possible as SBF was not established until 1931.[2]In 1932, SBF went to theNational Challenge Cupfinal where it lost to theNew Bedford Whalers.[3]The next year, Roe and his teammates ran off a string of National Cup victories, taking the 1933 and 1934 titles. Following the 1933 win, SBF played Toronto Scottish for the one time North American Soccer Championship, which Scottish won 2–1.[4]In 1934, St. Louis Central Breweries took over sponsorship of the team, renaming the it. This did not stop Roe and his teammates from winning the 1935 National Cup. Central Breweries dropped its sponsorship in 1935 and the team competed as the independentSt. Louis Shamrocks.The Shamrocks went to the 1936 and 1937 National Cup finals, but finished runner up in both.[3]
National team
[edit]In September 1937, Roe was called into theU.S. national teamfor a three-game series withMexico.However, he suffered a career-ending injury before playing a minute.
Roe was inducted into theSt. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame[5]and theNational Soccer Hall of Famein 1997.[6]
References
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- ^"St. Louis Soccer League".Archived fromthe originalon 2008-11-21.Retrieved2008-01-19.
- ^abU.S. Open Cup at RSSSFArchived2011-05-13 at theWayback Machine
- ^"Canadian National Soccer Hall of Fame".Archived fromthe originalon 2015-09-24.Retrieved2008-01-19.
- ^"St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame".Archived fromthe originalon 2012-07-08.Retrieved2008-01-19.
- ^"Jimmy Roe - 1997 Inductee | National Soccer Hall of Fame".Jimmy Roe - 1997 Inductee | National Soccer Hall of Fame.Retrieved2023-12-19.