Wednesday, November 15, 2006

The Erdmans - The Smartest Family in Hockey


Five Hockey playing brothers. Five Ivy League educations. Four graduated from Princeton, one graduated from Yale. All five planned to follow their father's footsteps and attend Princeton. Charles Erdman Jr. was a college track star and graduated from Princeton in 1919.
Charles and Harold were the class of 1946 at Princeton. Peter was the class of 1950, David the class of 1953. Micheal the class of 1957. However,Harold never finished at Princeton, due to World War II and a military commitment, Harold transfered and graduated from Yale.
Harold went on to play for the Sands Point Tigers of the Metropolitian Hockey League in the 1940's. Harold also played for the famous St. Nick's Hockey team in the 1940's.
At last report, Harold was retired and living in Princeton area. Peter remained in Princeton as well and David took off north to live in Maine. Charles wound up on the left coast and finally Michael resides in the Philadelphia suburbs.

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