Herbert J. Drury
1895 - 1965
BiographyHerb Drury was born in Midland, Ontario, in 1895. He played hockey in Canada from 1914-1915, then played for the USAHA Pittsburgh hockey team from 1916-1924, playing through two team name changes: the Stars and the Yellow Jackets. In 1924, he joined the US Olympic Hockey Team during the first winter Olympics in France. The team played in the Gold Medal round against Canada, losing 6-1. Drury, however, scored the only goal for Team USA and they received the silver medal. He returned to Pittsburgh--whose hockey team was now called the Pirates--to play until 1930, when the franchise and Drury moved to Philadelphia. When he retired from hockey, Drury became a steamfitter in Pittsburgh. He died in the summer of 1965 and is buried in the Calvary Cemetery, Pittsburgh.
