Rob Denton
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Date of birth | November 20, 1907 | ||
Place of birth | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | ||
Date of death | August 12, 1997(1997-08-12) (aged 89)[1] | ||
Place of death | United States | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1935– | Philadelphia German-Americans | ||
–1939 | Philadelphia Passon | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Rob Denton (November 20, 1907 – August 12, 1997) was an American soccer goalkeeper who was a member of the United States soccer team at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He also played six seasons in the American Soccer League and later served as a referee.
Denton signed with the Philadelphia German-Americans in 1935, later moving to Philadelphia Passon. He left the ASL in 1939. In 1935, Denton and his teammates won the league title. A year later, they won the 1936 National Challenge Cup.[2] He was selected for the 1936 U.S. Olympic soccer team, but did not play in the lone U.S. game of the tournament.[3][4] He later served as a referee in the Philadelphia leagues.
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