Career
He also played twelve seasons in the American Soccer League. Altemose grew up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania where his father died in 1924. In 1935, he joined the Philadelphia German-Americans of the American Soccer League.
He later played for Brooklyn Hispano and finished his career with the Philadelphia Nationals in 1947.
In 1936, he was selected for the United States. team at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Altemose and his team mates played one game, a 1-0 loss to Italy.