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 A member of the great U.S.
World Cup team in 1930,
Bert was a prolific goal scorer and
became the first
player to
register a hat trick in a World Cup
match
when he scored three goals
against Paraguay at the Parque Central Stadium in Montevideo.
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Personal Information |
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Class of 1971 |
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Born: November 4, 1909 - Fall River, MA |
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Died: November 4, 1974 - Fall River, MA |
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Position: Center Forward |
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Int'l
Caps: 4 |
Int'l
Goals: 6 |
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He began his ASL career with
Philadelphia in 1928 before moving on to play for J&P Coats, Fall
River Marksmen, Newark Americans, New York Yankees and New York Giants. In the ASL between 1928 and 1931 Bert
scored 114 goals in 158 league games. He won U.S. Open Cup winners medals in 1930 and 1931 with Fall
River and scored five goals in one game in the first leg of the 1931
final against Chicago Bricklayers. He won a third Open Cup winners medal
in 1935 with St. Louis Central Breweries and was a member of the St.
Louis Shamrocks team defeated by the Philadelphia German-Americans in the
1936 final. In 1937 he was a
member of the American Soccer League All-Star team that played Charlton
Athletic and in 1939 the Scottish F.A. team.
U.S. National Team
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