Bob Hermann was raised in Clayton, Missouri and educated at St Louis Country Day School.
12 Facts About Bob Hermann
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Bob Hermann graduated from Princeton University in 1944 with a degree in engineering, and was then commissioned as an ensign in the United States Navy, where he served as a flight deck officer on the USS Savo Island aircraft carrier during World War II.
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Bob Hermann later launched Anchor Packaging, a producer of cling-film and plastic food containers for takeout and delivery.
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Bob Hermann served as head of the company until his son, Robert R Hermann, Jr.
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Bob Hermann served on the board of numerous civic, cultural, and charitable organizations including the St Louis Zoological Park, Missouri Botanical Garden, St Louis Public Library Foundation, Old Newsboys Day, BJC HealthCare, St Louis Municipal Opera Theatre, Arts and Education Council, and St Louis Symphony Orchestra.
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Bob Hermann established several events and nonprofits in the St Louis region, including:.
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In 1966, Bob Hermann sought to bring soccer to the US by forming the National Professional Soccer League.
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Bob Hermann was the founder and co-owner of the St Louis Stars soccer team.
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The soccer stadium of the St Louis Billiken's soccer team, Robert R Hermann Stadium, was named after him.
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Bob Hermann was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2001 for his "philanthropy efforts and impact of the game of soccer in America," and the St Louis Soccer Hall of Fame in 2012.
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Bob Hermann was married twice, to the late Lilly Busch Bob Hermann until her death in 1995, daughter of August Anheuser "Gussie" Busch, Jr.
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Bob Hermann died April 5,2020, at the age of 97 in Ladue, Missouri.