Frederick Edward O’Connor (April 4, 1902 – 1952) was a former U.S.

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

defender. O’Connor earned four caps with the U.S. national team in 1924. His first two caps came in the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

. The U.S. won its first game 1-0 against Estonia, but lost to Uruguay in the quarterfinals. Following its elimination from the tournament, the U.S. played two exhibition games. The U.S. defeated Poland, then lost to the Irish Free State. That was O’Connor’s last game with the national team.USA - Details of International Matches 1885-1969
At the time of the Olympics, he played for Lynn F.C. He was born in Lynn, Massachusetts.

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1902 births 1952 deaths United States men's international soccer players Olympic soccer players for the United States Footballers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Soccer players from Massachusetts Men's association football defenders American men's soccer players {{US-footy-defender-stub