John Hartnett January (March 6, 1882 – December 1, 1917) was an American amateur

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player who competed in the

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. In 1904 he was a member of the Christian Brothers College team, which won the silver medal in the soccer tournament. He played all four matches as a defender. His younger brothers

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and

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were also members of a silver medal winning team.

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1882 births 1917 deaths American soccer players Footballers at the 1904 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in soccer Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics Association football defenders Christian Brothers Cadets men's soccer players {{US-footy-defender-stub