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26-919: In 1967, Bob Hermann , the president of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) and the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the NPSL's successor, the North American Soccer League , established a trophy to annually recognize the top men's collegiate soccer player. The trophy, which was first announced in the December 9, 1967 issue of The Sporting News , was named the Hermann Trophy and has been awarded each year since. In 1988,

52-478: A global market. In 2009, this division was rebranded as Staples Advantage. Staples Business Advantage can trace its history back to 1871. Samuel Barker, Jr., who had lied about his age so he could fight in the Civil War (Wisconsin 37th Regiment), afterward went to Cleveland in 1865 with 35 cents in his pocket. There he peddled papers, and in 1871 started a printing business. His business was quite successful and

78-409: A membership program for office products , technology products, facilities supplies and breakroom supplies to businesses and institutions. Established in 1993 as Staples Contract and Commercial, the division was rebranded as Staples National Advantage and Staples Business Advantage in 1995. In 2008, Staples acquired Corporate Express (previously known as Buhrmann ), expanding its contract offering to

104-469: A producer of cling-film and plastic food containers for takeout and delivery. Anchor Packaging is now one of North America's largest polypropylene food packaging thermoformers, with facilities in St. Louis, Missouri; Paragould, Marmaduke, and Jonesboro, Arkansas; and Buenos Aires, Argentina. In later years, Hermann diversified his scope of business with the development of Hermann Marketing. He served as head of

130-457: A result, many board members of USOP gained spots on the board of Corporate Express. In 2003, Jirka Rysavy fully retired at age 48. The company's new focus on a single business area was consolidated when its paper merchandising division was sold to Australia 's PaperlinX in October 2003, leaving only the office-related products business. Reflecting the new single focus, it was decided to change

156-579: A second Hermann Trophy was inaugurated to recognize the top women's collegiate player of the year. In 1986, the Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) began naming an annual player of the year as a rival to the Hermann Trophy. Then in 1996, the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) initiated its own annual player of the year award. These three competing awards began merging three years later when

182-727: Is the Hermann Trophy , established in his honor by the NPSL/NASL and is awarded annually to the best male and female college soccer players in the US. The soccer stadium of the St. Louis Billiken's soccer team, Robert R. Hermann Stadium (Hermann Stadium) , was named after him. 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

208-566: The North American Soccer League (NASL) . Hermann was nominated as chairman of the executive committee. Hermann was the founder and co-owner of the St. Louis Stars soccer team. The team played with the NPSL/NASL from 1968 to 1977. After 1977, the Stars moved to Anaheim, California and rebranded as the California Surf. Hermann continued as an owner until 1980. Hermann's largest soccer legacy

234-476: The St. Louis Zoological Park , Missouri Botanical Garden , St. Louis Public Library Foundation, Old Newsboys Day, BJC HealthCare , St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre (Muny) , Arts and Education Council, and St. Louis Symphony Orchestra . Hermann also established several events and nonprofits in the St. Louis region, including: In 1996, he was named “Man of the Year” by the St. Louis Variety Club and “Citizen of

260-399: The 1950s was also offering metal and wood office furniture. By 1986, it was known as Barker Office Supply Company, with John S. Barker (a great-grandson of Samuel Barker, Jr.) as president. In 1989, the company was sold to Spectrum Office Supply of Rochester, New York, and in 1994, it was sold again, to Staples, which renamed the company Staples Business Advantage. John S. Barker retired from

286-650: The Missouri Athletic Club of St. Louis . That evening, the winners of the two awards are announced and receive a 10-pound crystal replica soccer ball made by Tyrone Crystal of County Tyrone , Northern Ireland . Player of the Year Player of the Year Player of the Year Player of the Year Bob Hermann Robert Ringen Hermann, Sr. (January 3, 1923 – April 5, 2020) was an American businessman, soccer executive from St. Louis, Missouri . Robert Ringen Hermann, Sr.

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312-716: The NSCAA and MAC agreed to cooperate on naming a combined collegiate player of the year. Finally, beginning in 2002, the MAC/NSCAA and Hermann Trophy organization merged to create a unified trophy for the top college soccer player of the year. The original Hermann Award Trophy is on display in the Hermann Atrium located in the McDonnell Athletic Center at MICDS in Ladue, Missouri. The original trophy

338-434: The St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame in 2012. Hermann was married twice, to the late Lilly Busch Hermann until her death in 1995, daughter of August Anheuser "Gussie" Busch, Jr. , and the late Mary Lee Marshall Hermann. He had three children. Hermann died April 5, 2020, at the age of 97 in Ladue, Missouri. Staples Business Advantage Staples Business Advantage is the contract division of Staples Inc. , providing

364-513: The Year” in 1999. He also received the St. Louis Award, presented annually to honor “the resident of Metropolitan St. Louis who, during the preceding year, has contributed the most outstanding service for its development.” In 1966, Hermann sought to bring soccer to the US by forming the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) . The NPSL played for the 1967 season before merging with the United Soccer Association to form

390-508: The committee considers the best in Division I soccer are announced as semifinalists for the award. That list is then voted on through an online voting process by men's and women's Division I soccer coaches whose teams are current NSCAA College Services members. In early December the top three vote-getters for both the men's and women's trophy are announced as finalists for the award. These six individuals are invited to an annual banquet held at

416-589: The company established a program of strategic procurement solutions as an industry innovation. In 1991, Corporate Express became a public company with reported revenues of $ 621 million annually. Through acquisition of approximately 200 companies by the end of 1999, the company added to its product lines, customer services and geographic breadth. By January 1999, its last full year SEC filing, Corporate Express had revenues of $ 3.75B. In October 1999, Buhrmann acquired its competitor Corporate Express Corporation and combined it with BT Office Products. Corporate Express became

442-422: The company in 1989, but another of Samuel Barker, Jr's. great-grandsons, James Barker, remained with the company as a vice president. Buhrmann N.V. was initially formed from KNP BT, a paper , packaging and printing industry distribution company, founded in 1993 by the simultaneous merger of three companies: Koninklijke Nederlandsche Papierfabrieken (KNP), Bührmann-Tetterode and VRG-Groep. Across 1997 and 1998,

468-427: The company until his son, Robert R. Hermann, Jr., took over as CEO. Prior to its sale to Corporate Express (Staples) , Hermann Marketing 's customers included United Airlines , IBM , UPS , and Texaco . The family-operated Hermann Companies now focuses on private equity, and providing financial and investment services. Hermann served on the board of numerous civic, cultural, and charitable organizations including

494-459: The name of the company to Corporate Express N.V. in April 2004. United States -based office supplies retailer Staples Inc. launched an unsolicited acquisition bid for the company on 19 February 2008, offering €7.25 per share. The Corporate Express board rejected the offer, saying that the price undervalued the company. In a move widely seen as an attempt to stave off interest from Staples,

520-538: The name of the office products arm of Buhrmann N.V.. In May 2001, Corporate Express acquired substantially all of the US Office Products (USOP) North American office products assets, including certain stand-alone furniture businesses. USOP's North American office products operations were integrated into Corporate Express, resulting in expected revenues of approximately $ 5 billion in North America. As

546-543: The paper and packaging business areas were divested , leaving just the distribution interest, covering BT Office Products as well as graphic systems and paper merchandising businesses. KNP BT was renamed Buhrmann N.V. in July 1998. Corporate Express was founded by Jirka Rysavy, also the founder of Gaiam , in 1986 in Boulder, Colorado . Initially a regional office products retailer with 11 employees located in one small building,

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572-442: The president announced a planned €1.4 billion takeover of French rival Lyreco on 21 May, only for Staples to make an increased offer of €9.15 per share on 3 June. After this too was rejected, a final offer of €9.25 per share (valuing Corporate Express at €1.68 billion) was accepted by the board on 11 June. The proposed Lyreco acquisition was subsequently abandoned. With over 95% of its stock acquired by Staples, Corporate Express

598-638: Was born January 3, 1923, to parents Frederick A. and Evelyn Ringen Hermann. He was raised in Clayton, Missouri and educated at St. Louis Country Day School (later merged to form MICDS ). He 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. Hermann

624-405: Was donated to the school by Hermann in 2003. The current MAC Hermann Trophy is on display in the lobbies of the Missouri Athletic Club's Downtown and West County Clubhouses. Today, the process of selecting a winner begins at the start of the college soccer season when a list of potential nominees is compiled by a nominating committee. Near the end of the collegiate regular season, 15 players whom

650-525: Was promoted to lieutenant later in the war, and his unit was awarded a Presidential Unit Citation , an honor for "extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy...gallantry, determination, and esprit de corps," and several other battle stars. Following his time in the Navy, Hermann began a business career with the formation of Standard Container Company, a sales firm that sold boxboard packaging to breweries. The company later launched Anchor Packaging ,

676-416: Was still in the family a century later. He opened his business with two small presses, a small steam engine, a hand cutter and some stationery stock. In 1890, his son, Raymond H. Barker, joined the firm. In 1911, S. Barker & Sons was incorporated, and in 1923, a grandson, Raymond M. Barker, joined the growing firm. The company became one of the leading office-supply firms in northern Ohio, and by

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