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 Came
to the United States as a young boy and became an all-star in both high
school and the New York German-American Soccer League.
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Personal Information |
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Class of 1995 |
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Born:
February 23, 1933
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Germany |
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Position:
Defender |
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At the age of 19 he
was selected to the team to represent the United States at the 1952 Olympic
Games held in Finland. While still a senior in high school, but playing for
New York Schwaben in the German-American League, he played at right back in
the two warm up games against France and Egypt and then in the Olympic
qualifying round against Italy in Tampere. In 1959, as a member of the
New York Blau-Weiss Gottschee team, he represented the United States in the
Pan American Games in Chicago, playing at left back in the games against
Haiti and Cuba, and winning a bronze medal. Over the course of his playing
career he played for the German-American League All-Star team against
Stuttgart Kickers in 1952, the West German Police All-Stars twice in 1956,
Kaiserslautern in 1957, Offenbach Kickers in 1958 and for a U.S. All-Star
team against the West Berlin All-Stars in 1959. From 1953 to 1955 he served
in the U.S. Army. In 1960 he toured Austria with the
Blau-Weiss Gottschee club playing in Linz, Innsbruck, Radentein and
Klagenfurt, on retiring he continued to serve the game as a coach at
both the youth and high school levels. |
