Diploma

Object number2010.90.1

Date1924

OriginFrance

MediumPaper; Wood; Glass

Credit LineGift of Fredrick Favo

DescriptionFramed diploma. Off-white paper diploma with multi-colored image of skiers, a group sitting in background, and one standing in foreground looking toward snow covered mountains. Evergreen trees at right in background, with text box right of center; text is in French and includes handwritten names. Wood frame with glass.Dimensions17 x 23.5 x 0.625 in. (43.2 x 59.7 x 1.6 cm)
InscriptionsText box right of center with text in French: "SPORTS D'HIVER / DONNES A L'OCCASION DES JEUX DE LA / VIII eme OLYMPIADE / SOUS LE PATRONAGE DE COMITE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIQUE / CHAMOMIX - MONTH BLANC 1924 / Decerne'a M [handwritten:] H. Drury / de l'iquipe [?] americaine ... dy Cournoi de hockey. / [printed:] Le President / Iu Comite Olympique Francais: / [illegible handwritten name] / Le President / Iu Comite International Olympique: / [illegible handwritten name]".
MarksMaker's information below color images in the right corner.
Historical NotesDiploma presented to Herb Drury at the first Olympic Winter Games held in Chamonix, France in 1924. Herb Drury, a Canadian born hockey player, twice won silver competing for the United States in the Olympics. Herb Drury was born in Midland, Ontario, in 1895. He played hockey in Canada from 1914-1915. He came to Pittsburgh in 1916. He played for the USAHA Pittsburgh hockey team from 1916-1924, playing through two team name changes: the Stars and the Yellow Jackets, playing at Duquesne Gardens. A naturalized citizen, he represented the U.S. in the 1920 Antwerp Olympic Games, when hockey was added to the summer sports. The U.S. lost to Canada in the finals, earning the silver medal. Drury returned to the Yellow Jackets and then competed for the new NHL team, the Pittsburgh Pirates. Chosen for the U.S. Olympic Hockey Team in 1924, the scrappy defenseman headed for Chamonix, France to compete. This was the first winter Olympics in France. A standout, he scored 22 goals, including the only U.S. goal in the medal match against the Canadians. The U.S. lost the Gold Medal round against Canada, losing 6-1. Drury returned with his silver medal, playing for the Pirates at the Gardens until 1930 when the franchise and Drury moved to Philadelphia for his final season in the NHL, then retired to Pittsburgh. 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.

Previous owner Herbert J. Drury (1895 - 1965)

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