James Maurice Cronin (August 24, 1906 – April 6, 1942) was an American soccer player who was a member of the United States soccer team at the 1928 Summer Olympics and played in the St. Louis Soccer League.[2]

Jim Cronin
Personal information
Full name James Maurice Cronin
Date of birth August 24, 1906
Place of birth St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Date of death April 6, 1942 (aged 35)[1]
Place of death Harter, Illinois, U.S.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Tablers
Andersons
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He was a member of the U.S. soccer team at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[3] He played for Tablers in the St. Louis Soccer League. In 1931, he moved to Andersons. Cronin died in 1942 in Harter, Illinois, aged 35.[4]

He was inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame in 1978.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ Social Security Administration (2014). "James Cronin". U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935–2014 (database record) – via ancestry.com.
  2. ^ "Jim Cronin". Olympedia. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  3. ^ Olympic Football Tournament Amsterdam 1928
  4. ^ "Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947". Ancestry. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  5. ^ "St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2008.