Len continued playing into his 50s. Here he getting ready to play for his last team in 1988 at the age of 55. Photo from the collection of Len Oliver.
In addition to being a player and a coach, Len Oliver was also a student of the game before he passed away this week at the age of 88.
A longtime supporter of SASH, Len contributed several essays to the SASH website and participated in a Q&A that accompanied the serial republication of his 1992 essay, “American Soccer Didn’t Start with Pele: Philadelphia Soccer in the 1940s and 1950s.”
Ed was formerly the managing editor of The Philly Soccer Page. In addition to PSP and the SASH website, he is a contributor to Soccer Frontiers: The Global Game in the United States, 1863–1913 (University of Tennessee Press) and The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia (Rutgers University). His work has also appeared at RSSSF.com, Inquirer.com, TheCup.us, Centro de Investigaciones de Historia y Estadística del Fútbol Español, EPYSA.org, and in the 2011 MLS All-Star Game program. Follow him on Twitter at @FarnsworthPSP.
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