Researching Oscar Obert
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 7 people with the Obert surname? In that year Obert was ranked number 3572 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Oscar means "Divine Strength" and is of Scandinavian origin.
Records of Oscar Obert on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Oscar Obert and the Obert Family History
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Oscar Obert
Oscar Obert (1931 – June 24, 2016) was an American one, three, and four wall National Handball Champion.
Obert won 42 open national and world titles (which includes twenty open USHA national titles), more than any other player in the history of the sport. Oscar Obert, together with his younger brothers Carl and Ruby, were dominant players in the mid-1950s through to the mid-1960s, winning 92 open national and world titles, including consecutive championships in the early 1960s in both singles and doubles.
Obert was inducted into the Handball Hall of Fame in 1972.
Source: Oscar Obert, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Obert
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