John Oehler
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| Position: | Center | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 5, 1910 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Queens, New York, U.S. | ||||||||
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| Place of death: | Pinehurst, North Carolina | ||||||||
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| College: | Purdue | ||||||||
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| Pittsburgh Pirates (1933–1934) Brooklyn Dodgers (1935–1936) |
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| Scored first points (a safety) of Pirates (Steelers) franchise history | |||||||||
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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]
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- 1910 births
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