Jerome Steever
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 Steever at 24 with the Chicago Athletic Club at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics | ||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jerome Elwell Steever | |||||||||||
| National team | U.S.A | |||||||||||
| Born | January 7, 1880 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | |||||||||||
| Died | January 5, 1957 (aged 76) San Diego, California, United States | |||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Trader, Chicago Board of Trade | |||||||||||
Spouse | Margaret Lyle Burns | |||||||||||
| Children | 1 | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Water polo, Freestyle swimming | |||||||||||
| Position | left back (Water Polo) | |||||||||||
| Club | Chicago Athletic Association (CAA) | |||||||||||
| Coached by | John Robinson (CAA) [1] | |||||||||||
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Jerome Elwell Steever (January 7, 1880 – January 5, 1957) was an American water polo player who competed for the Chicago Athletic Association and represented the U.S. in the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, winning a silver medal in the Water Polo competition. He later worked as a trader for the Chicago Board of Trade.[2]
Chicago Athletic Association
Jerome E. Steever was born January 7, 1880 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on January 7, 1880 to Jerome G. Steever and Fannie M. Davlin. By 1895, the Steever's had moved to Chicago, Illinois.[3] Jerome's father J.G. Steever served on the House and Membership Committees for the Chicago Athletic Association in January 1895, and campaigned for a Director position in 1896. A well-known member of Chicago society, Jerome E. Steever's father Jerome G. Steever was a Senior member of the firm J.G. Steever and Co. on Chicago's Van Buren Street. J.G. Steever served as a member of the Chicago Board of Trade for over 40 years and was a well-known in Chicago society as a businessman in the provision trade. Future Olympian Jerome E. Steever became the only male heir to his father's name and his legacy as a Chicago trader, as he was born the only son in a family with three daughters as siblings.[4][5][6][7]
1904 silver medalist Jerome Elwell Steever was very frequently referenced in Chicago newspaper coverage and other media as J. E. Steever. As early as 1898, Steever played water polo for the Chicago Athletic Association Junior Team, where he was coached by John Robinson. Robinson, a Water Polo Hall of Fame member, was credited by many historians with first bringing the game of Water Polo to the United States in 1898.[8] [1] Steever also swam the occasional swim race for the Chicago Athletic Association, and was scheduled to compete in the 60-yard freestyle handicap event on April 13, 1898.[2][9][10][11]
On April 16, 1904, Steever, who did not solely compete in Water Polo, particularly in his early swimming career, was scheduled to swim the 40, 60, and 100-yard events, as well as the 4x400 freestyle relay for the Chicago Athletic Club at the Central Association AAU Sectional Meet in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[12]
