Calvin David "Cal" Bricker^[1]

1884 - 1963  (78 years)

• Name	Calvin David "Cal" Bricker
  Born	3 Nov 1884	Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	sports
  Eby ID Number	00016-1315.5
  Died	24 Apr 1963
  Person ID	I12656	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph K. Bricker,   b. 12 Sep 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Anna Gowdy,   b. 18 May 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Jan 1926, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Married	7 Jan 1880	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3, 4]
  Family ID	F3505	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Calvin David "Cal" Bricker (3 November 1884 \endash 24 April 1963) was a Canadian Track and field athlete. He competed in the long jump and triple jump at the 1908 and 1912 Olympics and won a bronze and a silver medal in the long jump, respectively. At the 1908 Olympic trials he set a national record in the long jump that stood for 27 years.[1] Bricker graduated from the University of Toronto in 1907 with a degree in dentistry. He served in World War I as a dentist and helped organize the 1919 Inter-Allied Games in Paris. He spent most of his later years practicing dentistry in Grenfell. He was inducted into Canada's (1956), the Saskatchewan (1966), and the University of Toronto (1996) Sports Halls of Fame. The Cal D. Bricker Memorial Trophy is given annually to the Canada's best long jumper. Calvin Bricker. (2019). En.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 5 June 2019, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_Bricker

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 324. [S410] Census - ON, Perth, Listowel - 1901, Listowel (Town/Ville) C-1 Page 6. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), Jan. 29 1880. Joseph Bricker of Listowel and Annie Gowdy of Waterloo Township were married by the Hon. R. W. Williams of Berlin. Jan. 7 1880 [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Joseph K Bricker Born: North Dumfries Age: 27 Father: David Bricker Mother: Hannah Bricker Born: abt 1853 Spouse: Anna Goudy Age: 25 born: Waterloo Father: John Goudy Mother: Mary Goudy married 7 Jan 1880

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Nov 1884 - Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth