| John "Cap" Oehler | |
| Birth Date: | 5 August 1910 |
| Birth Place: | Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Pinehurst, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Number: | 26 |
| College: | Purdue |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lbs: | 204 |
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| Statlabel1: | Games played |
| Statvalue1: | 40 |
| Statlabel2: | Rushes / yds |
| Statvalue2: | 2 / 14 |
| Statlabel3: | Safeties |
| Statvalue3: | 1 |
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| Pfr: | OehlCa20 |
John Walter "Cap" Oehler (born August 5, 1910 – May 12, 1983)[1] was an American football center in the National Football League (NFL). He was a charter member of the Pittsburgh Pirates (which would later be renamed the Steelers).Oehler was born in Queens, New York.[2] He played college football at Purdue University where he was named a captain.[3]
In Oehler joined the newly formed Pittsburgh Pirates of the NFL. In the team's first game, he blocked a punt which went out the back of the end zone resulting in a safety. Those were the first points recorded in franchise history and the lone points in that first 23–2 loss.[4] He would play two years for the Pirates before moving on to the Brooklyn Dodgers where he played two more seasons.
After leaving football, he built a career in sales with shipbuilder Dravo Corporation.[5]