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{{short description|American soccer player}}
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'''Peter Joseph Ratican''' (April 13, 1887 – November 20, 1922) was an American [[soccer]] [[midfielder]] who competed in the [[1904 Summer Olympics]]. He was born and died in [[St. Louis, Missouri]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/27809 |title=Peter Ratican |work=Olympedia |access-date=February 14, 2021}}</ref>

Ratican, older brother to [[National Soccer Hall of Fame]] member [[Harry Ratican]], grew up in [[St. Louis, Missouri]] where he attended [[Christian Brothers College High School|Christian Brothers College]].  In 1904, St. Louis hosted the [[1904 Summer Olympics]] and CBC entered its men's soccer team into the games.  The CBC men took the silver medal, with Ratican playing all four matches as a midfielder.  Ratican later played professionally in the [[St. Louis Soccer League]].  During the [[1909–10 St. Louis Soccer League season]], he was with [[St. Teresa F.C.]] At the time of his death following brain surgery, Ratican was both the owner of and a player on the [[Ben Millers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://geocities.com/bethlehem_soccer/gl112222.html |title=November 22, 1922 ''The Globe'' |access-date=2010-10-11 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091026161306/http://geocities.com/bethlehem_soccer/gl112222.html |archivedate=October 26, 2009 }}</ref>

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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930025241/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=RATICPET01 Peter Ratican at databaseOlympics.com]
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[[Category:American men's soccer players]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 1904 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic silver medalists for the United States in soccer]]
[[Category:St. Louis Soccer League players]]
[[Category:Ben Millers players]]
[[Category:Soccer players from St. Louis]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Christian Brothers Cadets men's soccer players]]
[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]


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