Education
He attended Christian Brothers College High School where he also played soccer and is a member of the Canadian Broadcasting Company Alumni Hall of Fame.
He attended Christian Brothers College High School where he also played soccer and is a member of the Canadian Broadcasting Company Alumni Hall of Fame.
He was called into the national team in 1937, but suffered a career ending knee injury before his first game with the team He was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1997. Roe began playing organized soccer with his school, team Saint Matthew School which was among the best teams in the Saint Louis Catholic Council.
In 1928, he joined Marres, a semi-professional team in the Saint Louis Municipal (MUNY) League.
The MUNY was the city’s de facto second division, sitting below the professional Saint Louis Soccer League (SLSL). At some point, he moved to Saint Matthew’son
In 1929, Row began the season with Russell Florists, but, according to the National Soccer Hall of Fame, he moved to Stix, Baer and Fuller F.C. (SBF) of the SLSL during the season. This is not possible as SBF was not established until 1931.
In 1932, SBF went to the National Challenge Cup final where it lost to the New Bedford Whalers.
The next year, Roe and his team mates ran off a string of National Cup victories, taking the 1933 and 1934 titles. In 1934, Saint Louis Central Breweries took over sponsorship of the team, renaming the lieutenant This did not stop Roe and his team mates from winning the 1935 National Cup.
Central Breweries dropped its sponsorship in 1935 and the team competed as the independent Saint Louis Shamrocks.
The Shamrocks went to the 1936 and 1937 National Cup finals, but finished runner up in both. In September 1937, Roe was called into the United States. national team for a three game series with Mexico.
However, he suffered a career-ending injury before playing a minute. Roe was inducted into the Saint Louis Soccer Hall of Fame and the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1997.
