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 Bart
was the
son of Jim McGhee, a famous player who played for
Scotland, Hibernian and Celtic and later managed Hearts.
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Personal Information |
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Class of 1986 |
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Born:
April 30, 1899 - Edinburgh, Scotland |
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Died:
January 26, 1979 - Philadelphia, PA |
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Position: Outside Left |
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Int'l
Caps: 3 |
Int'l
Goals: 1 |
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Bart, and his older brother Jim, came to the U.S.
in 1912 aboard the liner Caledonia to join their father
who had emigrated in 1910. Bart was playing in Philadelphia for the New York
Shipbuilding Company team in 1918 and later he and his
brother starred for Philadelphia Hibernians.
He began his professional career in the American
Soccer League playing for New York Football Club and then
went on to star for Indiana Flooring, New York Nationals
and New York Giants. He played for New York Nationals team that won the
U.S. Open Cup in 1928 by beating the Chicago Bricklayers
and one year later was a member of the team that won the
Lewis Cup in a three game series over the New Bedford
Whalers. He
was also a member of the highly successful U.S. World Cup
team in 1930 in Montevideo, Uruguay and scored the first
goal ever scored by an American player in World Cup
competition against Belgium. It was said that he had a beautiful tenor voice and
was in great demand during the 1930 tour to entertain in
the various places the U.S. players visited. Later early in 1932 he was a member of the New York
Giants team that won the championship of the American
Soccer League in a memorable two game series against the
New Bedford Whalers.
Hall of Famer Spotlight:
Bart and his father Jimmy are unique
in the soccer world in that they are the only father and son, to
have played for two different countries in international
competition.
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U.S. National Team
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