DeGroot was a member of the United States rugby team that won an Olympic gold medal during the 1924 competition in Paris.The Story of How Rugby Launched the Olympic Games Paris 1924, Olympic News, Olympic.org May 4, 2019 A journal by DeGroot about the activities of this Olympic rugby team was published throughout 23 days during July 1924 by the newspaper, The Call.Given, Karen, After 92 Years, The United States Still Holds The Olympic Rugby Crown, August 6, 2016 - with extensive quotes from the Dudley S. DeGroot journal
