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 George's
parents returned to Italy when he was three years old and he
learned all his early soccer in Naples playing for a team
called L'Alato.
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Personal Information |
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Class of 1978 |
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Born:
May 14, 1912
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New York,
NY |
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At
16 he was playing for a team in Italy's Serie C called Circle
Del Motore but his family them moved back to the United States
where he played for the Waverly and Inter-Giuliana clubs. In 1937 he founded the Italian-American Soccer League
of New York and in 1938 the league all-star team beat the
German American League All-Stars at Randall's Island before
23,000 people with George scoring the only goal in a 1-0
victory. He then
organized the Brooklyn Italian team and the Palermo club where
he was both player and president.
The end of his playing days came in 1954 and he was
elected president of the Italian-American League a position he
held for seven years. Over
the years received numerous awards from the Italian government
for his work with the Italian-American community.
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