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 Frenchy
attended St. Louis De Gonzagne school in Haiti before migrating
to the United States in 1930.
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Personal Information |
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Class of 1980 |
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Born: June 7, 1921
- Haiti |
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Died: Brooklyn, NY - January
16, 2002 |
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Position:
Forward |
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His
soccer prowess came to the fore when he attended Manual Training School
in Brooklyn and his team won the New York City Championship. Boulos was the leading scorer in the
city and was awarded the MVP trophy. Later on he played for Bay Ridge Hearts and the goals kept piling
up. Graduating from the junior
ranks he signed with Segura of the Metropolitan League and then moved up
to the American Soccer League to play for Brooklyn Hispano. He played for
Hispano against the Mexican club Atlante 1940 and for a New York
Americans. Hispano combination against Atlante in 1942. Somewhere along the way he became
known as the "Pocket Rocket". Later in 1942 he joined the U.S.
Army Air Force and soon found himself in India, still playing
soccer. There he organized an
American soccer team known as the Eagles who competed in the British
Military League and his team won the championship. Back in the U.S. after the war Frenchy
rejoined Hispano for the 1946-47, 1947-48 and 1948-49 seasons before
joining the New York Hakoah team for the 1949-50 season. He remained with Hakoah until the end
of the 1952-53 season when Hakoah were Lewis Cup finalists. Eventually he left the ASL to play for
Lithuanian Sport in the German-American League and they won the league
championship and the New York State Cup in 1954. He played for the New York Stars
against the English club Liverpool in 1946 and the Israeli club Hapoel
Tel Aviv in 1947. Later he played
for the American Soccer League All-Stars against the Turkish club
Besiktas in 1950, Glasgow Celtic, and a team representing the English
F.A. in 1951, and the Young Boys club of Berne, Switzerland in 1953. He also went on tour to Israel with the
ASL in 1951 and to Guatemala in 1953. |
