Jack Huckel, former director of the National Soccer Hall of Fame (NSHOF), reflects on the Society for American Soccer History (SASH). Huckel also founded JR Huckel & Associates, a consultation and management services firm for Hall of Fame elections. He served as president of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and previously… Read More ›
Interviews, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia:
Our series of Q&As with National Soccer Hall of Famer Len Oliver continues.
International Tours, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia:
In 1919, Bethlehem Steel became the first US club to embark on an overseas tour.
ASL, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Profiles:
Philadelphia-born National Soccer Hall of Famer Len Oliver describes moving up the Philadelphia amateur soccer ranks in the 1940s and 1950s, playing in international friendlies, and trying out for the US Olympic team.
AFA, New Jersey, Newark:
Tom McCabe on ONT Football Club, American soccer’s first dynasty, the American Football Association, the sports first governing body in the US.
The Holyoke Falcos were one of the founding members of the American Soccer League in 1921, although they dropped out after just a single season. In many ways the search for information on the Falcos reveals some of the challenges involved in researching the history of American soccer.
Our series of Q&A’s with US Soccer Hall of Famer Len Oliver continues.
Part two of a six part series in which National Soccer Hall of Famer Len Oliver recalls growing up playing soccer in 1940s and 1950s Philadelphia continue with his time playing for the Lighthouse Boys Club.
Between 1912 and 1930, Bethlehem Steel FC played in at least 11 different jersey designs.
Tom McCabe on the importance of pickup soccer games.
Albert “Al” Colone, former director of the National Soccer Hall of Fame, looks back on the early days and accomplishments of the Society for American Soccer History.
