Background
He was born and died in Saint Louis, Missouri.
He was born and died in Saint Louis, Missouri.
Ratican, older brother to National Soccer Hall of Fame member Harry Ratican, grew up in Saint Louis, Missouri where he attended Christian Brothers College. In 1904, Saint Louis hosted the 1904 Summer Olympics and Canadian Broadcasting Company entered its men"s soccer team into the games. The Canadian Broadcasting Company men took the silver medal, with Ratican playing all four matches as a midfielder.
Ratican later played professionally in the Saint Louis Soccer League.
During the 1909-1910 Saint Louis Soccer League season, he was with Saint Teresa F.C. At the time of his death following brain surgery, Ratican was both the owner of and a player on the Ben Millers.