Soccer Association
“HALL OF FAME” INDUCTEES
Mr. Walter (Walt) Bahr* – 1950 USA World Cup Team, Eastern Pennsylvania/National Hall of Fame member, Star Player- Philadelphia Nationals/Professional, Coach at Frankford High School, Temple University and Penn State University
Mr. Benjamin (Ben) McLaughlin, Jr.*- 1950 USA World Cup Team, Eastern Pennsylvania/National Hall of Fame member, Star Forward on Philadelphia Nationals Professional
* FIFA organized the post World War II Soccer World Cup for 1950. The host country Brazil built the largest soccer stadium in existence, MARACANA, capacity 200,000. In the first group matches, USA defeated England 1-0 at Bela Horizonte, Brazil.
Mr. John (Jukey) Nanoski - Eastern Pennsylvania/National Soccer Hall of Fame member, Star Center Forward- the Great Philadelphia German Americans, American League Champions
Mr. Werner Fricker - USA Olympic Team, Eastern Pennsylvania/National Hall of Fame member, Star player United German Hungarians, National Amateur Champions
Hon. Frank L. Rizzo - Distinguished Mayor, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Police Commissioner, Eastern Pennsylvania Soccer Hall of Fame (Honorary), deceased
Mr. Fredrick F. Woerner - Eastern Pennsylvania Soccer Hall of Fame member, Long Time Director of Lighthouse Boys Club, deceased
Mr. Alexander (Alex) Ely - Member USA Pan Americans Teams, 2 times US Olympic Team Player, Selected to US World Cup Team 1962 and 1965, Youth and Adult Teams Coach, Eastern Pennsylvania/National Hall of Fame member, President United Soccer League of Pennsylvania 1999
Mr. Albert (Al) Harker - Eastern Pennsylvania/National Hall of Fame member, Star defensive Player- Philadelphia German Hungarians
Hon. James H.J. Tate - Distinguished Mayor of Philadelphia, Eastern Pennsylvania Soccer Hall of Fame member (Honorary), deceased
Mr. Robert (Harry) Rodgers - Eastern Pennsylvania/National Soccer Hall of Fame member, Player, coach, Referee for 74 years, officiated 325 professional games, over 4300 total games, Co-founder (NISOA) National Intercollegiate Soccer Officials Association, Officiated seven NCAA final championship games
Ms. Charlotte M. Moran - Eastern Pennsylvania Hall of Fame, President Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer Association(EPYSA), National Chairperson Women’s Olympic Development Committee, Member Women’s Committee National Soccer Coaches Association of America, NSCAA
Mr. William Crowley- Eastern Pennsylvania Soccer Hall of Fame, Professional Player Philadelphia Spartans, Athletic Director and Head Men’s Soccer Coach, Manor Junior College, Jenkintown PA
Special tribute to an American soccer icon, Philadelphia Oldtimers and National Soccer Legend.
Mr. Emil Schillinger - National/Eastern Pennsylvania Soccer Hall of Fame, Dean of Philadelphia Area Soccer, Manager, President and Coach of the Great Philadelphia German American Soccer Club, Professional Champions, deceased and well remembered, 1999
Hall of Fame