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 Jukey Played the early part of his
career for Westmoreland S.C., Lehigh S.C. and the Kensington Quoit Club,
then at the start of the 1937-38 season began playing for the Kensington
Blue Bells in the first division of the Pennsylvania League.
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Personal Information |
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Class of 1993 |
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Born: June 14, 1918 -
Philadelphia, PA |
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Position:
Center Forward |
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In his first year he was the league's
leading scorer, tallying 54 goals, a first for a rookie, and helped the
team win the league championship. One year later he began playing for Brooklyn St. Mary's Celtic of
the American Soccer League and in 1939 was a member of the clubs National
Open Cup winning team, scoring a total of three goals in the final. Later
his ASL career continued with the Philadelphia Americans who won the ASL
championship in 1944, 1947 and 1948. He also played for the Brooklyn Wanderers and Trenton Highlanders. In 1942 he represented the
Metropolitan All-Stars against the Mexican club Atlante and in 1948 the
Philadelphia Stars against the the English club Liverpool.
Where Are They Now:
Jukey
started playing soccer when he was 12 years old, only the soccer
ball he used back in the 1930’s looked a lot different than the
soccer balls of today - it was smaller, thicker, and
brown - resembling a handball.
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