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 Grew up around the St. Thomas Aquinas Parish and attended
school with a number of players who later starred for the
great St. Louis teams of the 1930's.
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Personal Information |
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Class of 1971 |
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Born:
August 8, 1910
- St. Louis, MO |
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His first organized club
was Gebken Undertakers in 1929 and he went on to play center
forward and half back for teams such as St. Thomas, Marske
Produce, South Side Smoke Shop, Anderson's and Eugene A.C. He
retired from playing in 1939 and took up refereeing,
eventually becoming president of the Referee's Association,
having spent a total of 17 years as the man in the middle. But
he had more to offer and turned his talents to administration
and formed the St. Louis Soccer League. He became a delegate
and then chairman of the Missouri Soccer Commission and
represented that body as a delegate to the USSFA convention 20
times.
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