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| Harry Keough | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Harry Joseph Keough | |
| Date of birth | November 15, 1927 | |
| Place of birth | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1945-1946 | St. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Louis Schumachers | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1946 -1952 1953-1961 |
San Francisco Barbarians St. Louis McMahon St. Louis Raiders St. Louis Kutis |
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| 1949-1957 | United States | 17 (1) |
| Teams managed | ||
1967-1982 |
Florissant Valley Community College St. Louis University |
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Harry Joseph Keough (born November 15, 1927 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American former soccer defender who played on the United States national team in their 1–0 upset of England at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring The United States men's national soccer team is the national Soccer team of the United States for men and is controlled by the United States Soccer On June 29, 1950, at the 1950 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, the United States defeated the English team 1–0 in group play The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The 1950 FIFA World Cup, held in Brazil from June 24 to July 16, was the fourth staging of the World Cup and the first staged in 12 years due to World He spent most of his club career in his native St. Louis, winning a national junior championship, two U.S. Open Cup and seven National Amateur Cup titles. The Lamar Hunt US Open Cup is an American soccer competition open to all United States Soccer Federation (USSF affiliated teams from amateur adult club teams all the He coached the St. Louis University soccer team to five NCAA Men's Soccer Championships. Saint Louis University (also known as SLU) is a private co-educational Jesuit University in the United States of America located in The NCAA began conducting a men's soccer national championship tournament in 1959 with an eight-team tournament The Keough Award, named after him, is presented each year to the outstanding St. The Keough Award is an award given to the top male and female Soccer players from the St Louis-based male and female professional or college soccer player.
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Playing
Club career
Keough grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, attending Cleveland High School. Grover Cleveland High School or Cleveland High School is the name of several public High schools in the United States, named for President As a youth he played several sports, including track and swimming, but only excelled at soccer. His career began in 1945 as a member of the St. Louis Schumachers team that won the 1946 National Challenge Junior Cup. [1] In 1946, he joined the U.S. Navy. He was assigned to a naval base in San Francisco, California where he played for the San Francisco Barbarians which had dominated west coast soccer in the first half of the century. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Keough was eventually sent to San Diego as part of a destroyer crew. In naval terminology a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance Warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, Convoy After his discharge from the Navy, Keough returned to St. Louis where he joined St. Louis McMahon which played in the lower division St. Louis Municipal League. He was with McMahon when selected for the U. S. national team as it entered qualification for the 1950 World Cup. At some point after the cup, Keough moved to St. Louis Raiders of the first division St. St Louis Raiders was a US Soccer club which apart from one season played as an amateur team in St Louis Major League. The Raiders won both the league and National Amateur Cup championships in 1952, giving Keough his first “double”. The National Amateur Cup is an American soccer competition open to all amateur teams affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation (USSF In 1923 USSF established Following the 1952 season, Tom Kutis took over sponsorship of the team, renaming it St. Louis Kutis S.C.. St Louis Kutis Soccer Club, better known as St Louis Kutis is an amateur U The team continued its winning ways under its new name, winning the 1953 and 1954 league titles. It also went to the 1954 U. S. Open Cup final where it fell to New York Americans of the American Soccer League. For the 1941 American football team see New York Americans (AFL. The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional Soccer leagues in the United States. The St. Louis Major League had folded in 1954 and Kutis continued to play both as an independent team and as a member of various lower division city leagues over the next decade. Despite this turbulence, it continued to dominate both the city and national soccer scene. Kutis would win the National Amateur Cup each year from 1956 to 1961. In 1957, it won the U. S. Open Cup, giving Keough another double.
National and Olympic teams
In 1949, Keough was called into the national team for the 1949 NAFC Championship, to be held in Mexico. The North American Football Confederation (NAFC Championship (also known as the North American Nations Cup was the soccer championship for the North American Football This was the second time the NAFC had held a regional championship, but this one served as the qualification tournament for the World Cup as well. Keough gained his first cap with the national team in its 1-1 tie with Cuba on September 14, 1949. The U. S. finished second out of the three teams, giving it a spot in the cup for the first time since 1937. At the World Cup, Keough served as team capatin for the game against Spain "because he spoke Spanish. The Spanish National Football Team, commonly referred to as La Selección, is the national football team of Spain and is controlled by the es [[Spanish " He also made appearances for the U. S. team in the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics, as well as the qualifying matches for the 1954 and 1958 FIFA World Cups. The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne The 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth staging of the World Cup was held in Switzerland from June 16 to July 4. The 1958 FIFA World Cup, the sixth staging of the World Cup was hosted by Sweden from June 8 to June 29. His last game with the national team was a 3-2 World Cup qualification loss to Canada on July 6, 1957. The Canadian men's national soccer team is overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association and represents Canada in international competitions at the senior [2]
Coaching
Upon his retirement as a player, he became coach of Florissant Valley Community College. St Louis Community College is the Missouri two-year college supported by the Junior College District of St In 1967, St. Louis University hired him away from Florrisant. In his first year with the Billikens, Keough took his team an NCAA co-championship. He then took his team to four additional championships during his tenure (1969, 1970, 1972, and 1973). When he retired from coaching in 1982, he had compiled a 213-50-23 record with SLU.
Recognition
Keough was inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame in 1972,[3] the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1976 (along with his 1950 U. S. teammates), the St. Louis University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995,[4] and the NSCAA Hall of Fame in 1996. In January 2004, Keough and the four other living members of the 1950 World Cup Team (Walter Bahr, Frank Borghi, Gino Pariani and John Souza) were recognized as Honorary All-Americas by the NSCAA at its annual convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Personal
During his playing career, Keough worked for the U.S. Postal Service. Keough's son Ty was also a professional soccer player who played for the U. William “Ty” Keough (born December 19 1956 in St Louis Missouri) is a former U S. team and is now a sports commentator for soccer broadcasts. A sportscaster, (also sports announcer, sport commentator or sport presenter) is a type of Journalist on Radio and/or Television
References
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- ^ Courtney, Barrie (June 29, 2003). Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. USA - Details of International Matches 1885-1969. Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved on 2007-11-14. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca
- ^ St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame Members. St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2007-11-14. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca
- ^ Billiken Hall of Fame Members. Saint Louis Billikens Official Athletic Site. Retrieved on 2007-11-14. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca
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| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Keough, Harry |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American soccer player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 15, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Louis, Missouri |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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