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 Rudy
came to the United States at the age of seven and began playing
soccer when he was ten.
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Personal Information |
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Class of 1963 |
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Born: June 10, 1908 - Vienna, Austria |
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Died: December 16, 1982 - Rego Park, NY |
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Position:
Inside Forward |
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Int'l
Caps: 2 |
Int'l
Goals: 2 |
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He attended Gorton High School in Yonkers, New
York and played baseball, football, basketball and tennis at school. The
star of the United States team at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam. He
began his senior career with the First Vienna club of New York but soon
stepped up to play for the New York Giants of the American Soccer League.
However, it was as a member of the New York Brookhattan team of the ASL
that he won the National Open Cup, the ASL championship and the Lewis Cup
triple in 1945. In his non soccer playing life he was an electrician and
director of stage operations at the New York Metropolitan Opera and
received wide acclaim for his role in the staging of Tristan and Isolde
in 1971.
U.S. National Team
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