Kurt Ucko

Kurt Joseph Ucko (August 25, 1921 – July 2, 2018) was an American field hockey player since 1932 who qualified for the 1952 Summer Olympics and competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics, coming from Packanack Lake, New Jersey, with his brother Felix Alfred Ucko, and got 11th place. He also played for the New York Field Hockey Club. He created Ucko Machine Tools, Inc. and the North Jersey Men’s Field Hockey Club. He was born in Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany to American parents and died in South Orange or Maplewood, New Jersey. He was married to Martha Kribben Ucko (1923 – August 9, 2008) for 61 years.

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Kurt Ucko". Olympedia. OlyMADMen.
1 2 3 "Kurt J. Ucko Obituary - South Orange, New Jersey". Everhere. Archived from the original on October 8, 2018.
↑ The family of Kurt J. Ucko; Bechler, Birgitta (August 8, 2018). "Contributions to the tribute of Kurt J. Ucko | Jacob A Holle Funeral Home". The Holle Family: The Jacob A. Holle and Preston Funeral Homes. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
1 2 "Kurt Ucko Obituary - Death Notice and Service Information". Legacy.com. July 5, 2018 [July 4, 2018]. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
↑ "Kurt J Ucko". AncientFaces. September 25, 2013. Archived from the original on September 13, 2023.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Kurt Joseph UCKO Biography, Olympic Medals, Records and Age". Olympics. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
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- Triolo, Tony (November 19, 1956). "U.S. OLYMPIC FIELD HOCKEY TEAM". Sports Illustrated. Vol. 5, no. 21. p. 124. Internet Archive Sports-Illustrated-1956-11-19 : n127. Archived from the original on July 28, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- "OLYMPIC HONOR ROLL: An alphabetical listing of the men and women who will represent the United States at Melbourne". Sports Illustrated. Vol. 5, no. 21. November 19, 1956. pp. 69–71. Internet Archive Sports-Illustrated-1956-11-19 : n73.
↑ "Linda Ucko, K. L. Leiby Jr. Will Be Wed". Section 1. The New York Times (National ed.). January 10, 1982. p. 53. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
↑ "Kurt Ucko - Genealogy". Geni.com. December 19, 2018. Archived from the original on September 13, 2023.
↑ "SCOREBOARD : OLYMPIC TRIALS : John Greer". Sports Illustrated. Vol. 5, no. 14. Time Inc. October 1, 1956. p. 51. Internet Archive Sports-Illustrated-1956-10-01 : n51. John Greer of Greenwich, Conn. was named playing manager of Melbourne-bound U.S. field hockey team after six 25-minute matches on rain-drenched Greenwich Academy Field. His squad: 1948 holdovers [...] and Felix Ucko of New York; [...]; Kurt Ucko of New York; [...]
↑ "Martha Ucko Obituary (2008) - Newark, NJ". The Star-Ledger. Archived from the original on September 13, 2023 – via Legacy.com.
↑ "Obituary of Martha Kribben Ucko | Preston Funeral Home". The Holle Family: The Jacob A. Holle and Preston Funeral Homes. Archived from the original on September 13, 2023.

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[:0-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Kurt Ucko". Olympedia. OlyMADMen.

[:1-2] 1 2 3 "Kurt J. Ucko Obituary - South Orange, New Jersey". Everhere. Archived from the original on October 8, 2018.

[3] The family of Kurt J. Ucko; Bechler, Birgitta (August 8, 2018). "Contributions to the tribute of Kurt J. Ucko | Jacob A Holle Funeral Home". The Holle Family: The Jacob A. Holle and Preston Funeral Homes. Retrieved September 13, 2023.

[:3-4] 1 2 "Kurt Ucko Obituary - Death Notice and Service Information". Legacy.com. July 5, 2018 [July 4, 2018]. Retrieved September 13, 2023.

[5] "Kurt J Ucko". AncientFaces. September 25, 2013. Archived from the original on September 13, 2023.

[:5-6] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Kurt Joseph UCKO Biography, Olympic Medals, Records and Age". Olympics. Retrieved September 13, 2023.

[:6-7] 1 2 3
Triolo, Tony (November 19, 1956). "U.S. OLYMPIC FIELD HOCKEY TEAM". Sports Illustrated. Vol. 5, no. 21. p. 124. Internet Archive Sports-Illustrated-1956-11-19 : n127. Archived from the original on July 28, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
"OLYMPIC HONOR ROLL: An alphabetical listing of the men and women who will represent the United States at Melbourne". Sports Illustrated. Vol. 5, no. 21. November 19, 1956. pp. 69–71. Internet Archive Sports-Illustrated-1956-11-19 : n73.

[mw-w] Triolo, Tony (November 19, 1956). "U.S. OLYMPIC FIELD HOCKEY TEAM". Sports Illustrated. Vol. 5, no. 21. p. 124. Internet Archive Sports-Illustrated-1956-11-19 : n127. Archived from the original on July 28, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2023.

[mwAQk] "OLYMPIC HONOR ROLL: An alphabetical listing of the men and women who will represent the United States at Melbourne". Sports Illustrated. Vol. 5, no. 21. November 19, 1956. pp. 69–71. Internet Archive Sports-Illustrated-1956-11-19 : n73.

[8] "Linda Ucko, K. L. Leiby Jr. Will Be Wed". Section 1. The New York Times (National ed.). January 10, 1982. p. 53. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 14, 2023.

[9] "Kurt Ucko - Genealogy". Geni.com. December 19, 2018. Archived from the original on September 13, 2023.

[10] "SCOREBOARD : OLYMPIC TRIALS : John Greer". Sports Illustrated. Vol. 5, no. 14. Time Inc. October 1, 1956. p. 51. Internet Archive Sports-Illustrated-1956-10-01 : n51. John Greer of Greenwich, Conn. was named playing manager of Melbourne-bound U.S. field hockey team after six 25-minute matches on rain-drenched Greenwich Academy Field. His squad: 1948 holdovers [...] and Felix Ucko of New York; [...]; Kurt Ucko of New York; [...]

[11] "Martha Ucko Obituary (2008) - Newark, NJ". The Star-Ledger. Archived from the original on September 13, 2023 – via Legacy.com.

[12] "Obituary of Martha Kribben Ucko | Preston Funeral Home". The Holle Family: The Jacob A. Holle and Preston Funeral Homes. Archived from the original on September 13, 2023.