Leonard O'Brien
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Leonard Francis "Mike" O'Brien (January 20, 1904 – March 30, 1939) was an American field hockey player who won the team bronze in the 1932 Summer Olympics, and was a player-manager during the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1] He went on to become an investment broker in Boston.[2]
Early life and education
Born in North Adams, Massachusetts, he attended Drury High School where he was captain of the baseball team in 1920.[2] After graduating, he went to Williams College, where he continued to play baseball and was captain during his final season in 1925.[2] He had missed an entire year of school due to typhoid fever.[1]
Athletic career
In 1932, O'Brien was a member of the United States men's field hockey team, which won the bronze medal.[1]
In 1934, he was appointed to the American Olympic committee, in recognition of the role he played as secretary and treasurer of the Field Hockey Association of America.[3]
In 1936, he was a member of the American field hockey team, which lost all three matches in the preliminary round and did not advance.[1]
Personal life and death
O'Brien was in an automobile accident and was reported missing on March 30, 1939.[2] His body was found in the Charles River in Boston, Massachusetts over a month later.[2]
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- 1904 births
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- American male field hockey players
- Field hockey players at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in field hockey
- People from North Adams, Massachusetts
- Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Berkshire County, Massachusetts
- 20th-century American sportsmen