Frederick William Steep (20 December 1874 – 14 September 1956) was a

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amateur

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player who competed in the

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. Steep was born in

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. In 1904 he was a member of the Galt F.C. team, which won the gold medal in the

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. He played all two matches as a

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and scored one goal in a 7-0 win over the

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, represented by Christian Brothers College.

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* 1874 births 1956 deaths Canadian men's soccer players Men's association football forwards Footballers at the 1904 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Canada Olympic soccer players for Canada Soccer people from Ontario Sportspeople from St. Catharines Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics {{Canada-footy-bio-stub