Rudolph Scholz
Appearance
Full name | Rudolph John Scholz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | June 17, 1896 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kewanee, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | December 9, 1981 | (aged 85)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Santa Clara County, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Rudolph John Scholz (June 17, 1896 – December 9, 1981) was an American rugby union player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and 1924 Summer Olympics.
Scholz was born in Kewanee, Illinois to Rudolph John Scholz and Catherine Scholz (née Bayer).[2] He attended Santa Clara University, graduating in 1918 and receiving an LL.D. in 1920.[3] He was a member of the American rugby union team, which won the gold medal at both those Olympics.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "History". Olympic Club. 29 May 1985. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ The Rugby History Society, Randolph "Rudy" John Scholz
- ^ "The Best Rugby Team Ever".
- ^ "Rudolph Scholz". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
External links
[edit]- profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-09-29)
- Rudolph Scholz at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Rudolph Scholz at ESPNscrum
Categories:
- 1896 births
- 1981 deaths
- Rugby union players at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Rugby union players at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in rugby
- United States international rugby union players
- Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Santa Clara University alumni
- Rugby union scrum-halves
- Rugby union players from Illinois