Robert Edward "Bob" Rompre was an American ice hockey player who won a silver medal with the United States men's national ice hockey team at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. He was born on April 11, 1929, in International Falls, Minnesota to Elmer and Martha Rompre. He had been offered an athletic scholarship by Colorado College but was drafted by the United States Marine Corps. He would have served in the Korean War, though the Marines allowed him to play hockey when he made the 1952 U.S. Olympic team. In a game played outdoors under steady snowfall on February 18, 1952, Rompre scored four goals in an 8?2 American victory over the Finnish team, scoring three goals in the second period and another goal in the third period. Two of the goals Rompre scored were tallied in a ten-second span in the second period. After completing his military service he was offered the opportunity to play for the New York Rangers, but turned down the opportunity to play in the National Hockey League in order to finish college. 

April 11th, 1929 in International Falls  /  Died:   Sep 13th, 2010