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 Played in the West
Penn Junior League starting in 1935 with the W.W. Riehl Juveniles and one
year later in the Panhandle League for junior champions Castle
Shannon.
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Personal Information |
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Class of 1971 |
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Born:
May 27,
1919 -Broughton,
PA |
| Died: September
10, 2007 –Pittsburg, PA |
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From 1937 to 1956 played
in the Keystone League of West Penn appearing in seven West Penn senior
championship games. Played for Castle
Shannon in the U.S. Amateur Cup final of 1946 at right back, losing to
Fall River Ponta Delgada and took part in the final Olympic trials of 1948
in St. Louis. A frequent West
Penn State Association and Keystone League all-star during a playing
career which stretched from 1935 to 1957. Played for the Pittsburgh
All-Stars against the Swedish club Jonkopping in 1950. Later he served as secretary-treasurer
of both organizations. He spent
many years as commissioner for the National Open, Amateur and Junior
Cups and wrote for
George Fishwick's National Soccer News.
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