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son of Norwegian parents he joined the local Gjoa Jr. team at the age of 16,
comprised mostly of Norwegians, while still attending Fort Hamilton High
School.
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Personal Information |
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Class of 1994 |
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Born:
May 7, 1931
- Brooklyn, NY |
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Position:
Forward |
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Int'l
Caps: 3 |
Int'l
Goals: 0 |
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Playing in the Empire State Jr. League he scored 56 goals in
league and cup competition in his first season. At the age of 17 he was elevated Gjoa
mens senior team and finished the season with 18 goals in National League
competition. At the age of 18 in
1949, while still a senior at Fort Hamilton High School, he signed for New
York Americans of the American Soccer League. His U.S. soccer career was interrupted
in 1952 by army service but his tour of duty took him to Germany where he
played for a local German club Hoechst S.C. Upon his return to civilian life he rejoined the New York
Americans line up and in the 1953-1954 season captained the team that won a
the U.S. Open Cup when the Americans beat St. Louis Kutis in the final
scoring one of the goals in the second leg. The Americans were also ASL champions in that season. When the Americans and Hakoah S.C.
merged before the start of the 1956-57 ASL season to become New York Hakoah
he captained the team that were ASL champions for three consecutive seasons
1956-57, 1957-58 and 1958-59 and the team that reached the U.S. Open Cup
final in 1957-58, losing to St. Louis Kutis in the two game final.
In 1957-58 he was the ASL's leading goal scorer with 22 goals for
Hakoah and was in the ASL's top five goalscorers on several other occasions. A member of the U.S. Olympic team in
1952 in Finland, where he played against Italy, and in 1956 in Australia
where he played against Yugoslavia. Later
he represented the United States in World Cup qualifying against Mexico in
1957. Lloyd also played for the U.S.
national team in the 1952 game against Scotland at Hampden Park in Glasgow
before 107,765 fans and against Iceland in Reykjavik in 1955.
Also in 1952 he played for the U.S. against the League of Ireland in Dublin. Between 1949 and 1959 he was 11 times an
ASL All Star and played in 42 other club level international games. On
retiring he continued on for over 30 years as a referee, and was involved in
the administration of the Long Island Soccer Football League as scheduling
chairman, a team coach and a team manager. Altogether
he was actively involved in soccer for 50 years.
Hall of Famer Spotlight:
Lloyd had a storied
career as a player. He was a prolific goal scorer who, at the
age of 17, newly promoted to Gjoa’s senior team, which
played in the National League of New York, scored 18 goals in
his first year of league play.
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