Bob Hermann
Bob Hermann | |
|---|---|
| Born | Robert Ringen Hermann Sr January 3, 1923 |
| Died | April 5, 2020 (aged 97) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Princeton University |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Spouse | Lilly Busch (died 1995) |
| Children | Robert Ringen Hermann Jr |
| Parent(s) | Frederick A. Hermann Evelyn Ringen |
| Relatives | August Anheuser "Gussie" Busch, Jr (father-in-law) |
Robert Ringen Hermann Sr (January 3, 1923 – April 5, 2020) was an American soccer executive and businessman from St. Louis, Missouri.
Early life
Robert Ringen Hermann was born on January 3, 1923, to Frederick A. and Evelyn Ringen Hermann. He grew up in Clayton, Missouri and was educated at the former St. Louis Country Day School. He graduated from Princeton University in 1944 and received a commission in the United States Navy.[1]
Soccer executive
Hermann was the founder and former owner of the St. Louis Stars soccer team, and a former president of the National Professional Soccer League.[2] Hermann was one of the founders of the North American Soccer League, and was the chairman of the executive committee of NASL. The soccer stadium of the St. Louis Billiken's soccer team, Hermann Stadium, was named after him.[3]
He created the Hermann Trophy, college soccer's version of the Heisman Trophy.
Hermann was inducted into the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2001,[4] and into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame in 2012.[5]
Personal life
Hermann organized the first charity polo match in Ladue, Missouri in 1957.[1]
He married Lilly Busch (1923–1995), the daughter of August Anheuser "Gussie" Busch, Jr. Their son Robert Ringen Hermann, Jr. married Signa Vernon Merrill in 1990.[6]
Hermann died April 5, 2020, at the age of 97.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Princeton in the News". princeton. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
- ^ "Ambush return to St. Louis", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 22, 2013
- ^ "Robert R. Hermann Stadium Dedicated", October 27, 1999.
- ^ Robert “Bob” Hermann, Society for American Soccer History.
- ^ "Saint Louis Soccer Hall of Fame - Members". stlsoccerhalloffame.com. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
- ^ "Signa Vernon Merrill Plans to Marry Robert Ringen Hermann Jr. in June". nytimes. May 27, 1990. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
- ^ Robert Ringen "Bob" Hermann