Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Calvin David "Cal" Bricker[1]

Male 1884 - 1963  (78 years)


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  • Name Calvin David "Cal" Bricker 
    Born 3 Nov 1884  Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Interesting sports 
    Eby ID Number 00016-1315.5 
    Died 24 Apr 1963 
    Person ID I12656  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Joseph K. Bricker,   b. 12 Sep 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Anna Gowdy,   b. 18 May 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1926, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 7 Jan 1880  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 
    1. [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.

    2. [S410] Census - ON, Perth, Listowel - 1901, Listowel (Town/Ville) C-1 Page 6.

    3. [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

    4. [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
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Nov 1884 - Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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