Philipp Heinrich Schupp (11 August 1911 – 10 May 1991) was an American male

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player. He was a member of the

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. He was a part of the team at the

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, playing no games.

Playing career

Around 1928 he played for TVG Großsachsen. Later he migrated to

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and played for the

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. He was part of the

handball team of the

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. He was the sole player of the roster with none appearance at the Olympics.

Family

He was the son of Heinrich Schupp and Elisabetha

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Schumacher. He married Gertrude Stuss 1937 in New York. They had two children Philipp P. and Rudolf P. (Rudy) together.

References

1911 births 1991 deaths American male handball players German male handball players Olympic handball players for the United States Field handball players at the 1936 Summer Olympics {{US-handball-bio-stub