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 Joe
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played with Bensonhurst in the New York Field League.
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Personal Information |
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Class of 1953 |
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Born: 1889 - Belfast,
Northern Ireland |
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Died: December 1981 - Paradise, CA |
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Then played and later managed the successful Crescent Club in
Brooklyn. As a Field League delegate he attended the New York Soccer
Association annual meeting, then became a state delegate to the USSFA. He
was first elected vice president of the parent body in 1932 and from 1934
served a two year term as president. Chairman of the National Challenge Cup
Committee from 1928 to 1940. Treasurer of the New York Soccer Association,
with the exception of three years, from the reorganization in 1928 to 1948.
Acted as executive secretary of the USSFA from 1944 to 1950 without pay and
pulled the association from near bankruptcy. Was a champion long distance
cyclist in his native Northern Ireland.
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