Huib du Pon

Huib du Pon
Position	Center
Teams	HYS The Hague Blue Six Amsterdam
National team	Netherlands
Born	October 28, 1910, The Hague, Netherlands
Died	February 22, 2001, The Hague, Netherlands
Playing Career	1933 – 1941

Huib Johannes du Pon (October 28, 1910 - February 22, 2001) was a Dutch hockey player. He was a member of the Dutch National Team at the World Championships in 1935 and 1939.

He scored the first official goal for the Dutch National Team. Du Pon played club hockey for HYS The Hague. He was also a member of the Blue Six Amsterdam, who played international matches around Europe, in 1935-36.

Du Pon, who in 1941 was employed by Philips, married Beppie van den Bosch. During World War II, du Pon active in the resistance. In the Netherlands he worked for the Princess Irene Brigade. With his wife he was interned from 1943 to 1945 by the Dutch government in exile funded relief camp Hôtel des Narcisses in Chamby, Switzerland. For this they were caught late 1942 and held until January 1943 at a camp in Bueren an der Aare.

He also played field hockey. From 1948 to 1950, Du Pon was the coach of the national field hockey team, including at the Summer Olympics in 1948.

Statistics

	Years	#	GP	Goals	Assists	Pts
World Championships	1935-1939	2	10	1	0	1