| Jack Hynes | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | John Hynes | |
| Date of birth | 1920 | |
| Place of birth | Lochgelly, Scotland | |
| Playing position | Outside Right | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| -1938 1938-1941 1941-1952 1952-1954 1954-1957 1957-1959 1959-1960 |
Brooklyn St. Mary's Celtic Swedish F. Lochgelly ( Gaelic: Loch Gheallaidh) is a town in Fife, Scotland. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing C. New York Americans Brookhattan Brooklyn Hakoah Brookhattan Colombo |
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| National team2 | ||
| 1949 | United States | 4 (0) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1959-1960 |
Colombo Wagner College Swedish F. The New York Americans were an American Soccer club founded in 1931 New York Brookhattan was an American Soccer club based in New York New York that was a member of the professional American Soccer League. Brooklyn Hakoah is a former United States soccer team club based in Brooklyn New York that played in the American Soccer League. New York Brookhattan was an American Soccer club based in New York New York that was a member of the professional American Soccer League. Colombo was an American Soccer club based in Staten Island New York that was a member of the American Soccer League. 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 Colombo was an American Soccer club based in Staten Island New York that was a member of the American Soccer League. Wagner College is a coeducational private Liberal arts college located on Staten Island in New York City. C. |
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John “Jack or Jackie” Hynes is a former U. S. -Scottish soccer forward. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing He spent over twenty years in the American Soccer League, twice earning league MVP recognition. The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional Soccer leagues in the United States. In 1949, he earned four caps with the U.S. national team. A cap is an appearance for a select team such as a school county or international team in sports 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 In addition to playing professional soccer, Hynes was a New York City fireman from 1947 to 1975 and served in the U. S. Army in World War II. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. The National Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum is a Hall of fame in Oneonta New York which honors the achievements of Soccer in the United States
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Playing career
Hynes emigrated to the United States from Scotland when he was thirteen years old. When he arrived in the U. S. , he entered Curtis High School on Staten Island, New York. For the school of the same name in Washington see Curtis Senior High School. Staten Island (ˌstætənˈaɪlənd is a borough of New York City situated primarily on the island of the same name New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous He played on the Curtis soccer team, spending two seasons as the team captain. However, he did not confine himself to high school soccer, but also played for the professional Brooklyn St. Mary's Celtic of the American Soccer League (ASL). The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional Soccer leagues in the United States. In 1938, Brooklyn went to the U.S. Open Cup where the team lost the home and away series to Chicago Sparta, 8-0 on aggregate. 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 The Sparta Athletic and Benevolent Association Football Club, better known as Chicago Sparta, is one of the longest continually established soccer clubs in the United States Hynes came on as a substitute in the game in Chicago. After the Open Cup, Hynes moved to Swedish F. C. which played in the National Soccer League of New York. The National Soccer League of New York (also known as the National League of New York was an amateur U In 1940, Swedish F. C. won both the league and cup titles. They repeated the cup title in 1941, the same year that Hynes moved back to the ASL where he joined the New York Americans. The New York Americans were an American Soccer club founded in 1931 While Hynes began his career as an amateur, he received a nominal payment for games and in 1939 the president of USSF declared Hynes and fellow Swedish F. C. player, Gene Olaff, to be professionals. Gene Olaff (born September 23, 1920 in Bayonne New Jersey) was a U [1]
Hynes spent only two years with the Americans before joining the U.S. Army's 80th Division during World War II. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. The 80th Division (Institutional Training was a formation of the United States Army. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Despite significant wounds received during the Battle of the Bulge, Hynes recovered and rejoined the Americans with whom he played until 1952. The Ardennes Offensive (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945 was a major German offensive launched towards the end of World War II through the forested Ardennes Mountains He then signed with Brookhattan, but in 1954, he moved across town to Brooklyn Hakoah. New York Brookhattan was an American Soccer club based in New York New York that was a member of the professional American Soccer League. Brooklyn Hakoah is a former United States soccer team club based in Brooklyn New York that played in the American Soccer League. In 1956, he was named the ASL MVP. The next season, Hakoah won the ASL championship. Despite these achievements, Hynes moved back to Brookhattan in 1957. He was once again the league MVP and second on the league’s scoring list. In 1959, Hynes made one last move, this time to Colombo, an expansion ASL club in Brooklyn. Colombo was an American Soccer club based in Staten Island New York that was a member of the American Soccer League. Hynes both played and coached Colombo, but the team lasted only the 1959-1960 season before folding. Despite being a first year team, Colombo won the ASL championship. By this time Hynes legs were failing and a fifth operation on his knees led him to retire from playing professionally.
National team
Hynes earned four caps with the U.S. national team when he was selected for the squad which competed in the 1949 NAFC Championship. A cap is an appearance for a select team such as a school county or international team in sports 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 The North American Football Confederation (NAFC Championship (also known as the North American Nations Cup was the soccer championship for the North American Football That year, the cup was used as the North American regional qualification tournament for the 1950 FIFA World Cup. 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 The U. S. finished second out of the three teams and qualified for the World Cup finals. However, Hynes was not selected for the finals team after the New York Times published remarks Hynes had made criticizing USSF’s player selection process. [2]
Post-playing career
After retiring from playing, Hynes was both a high school and collegiate referee and coach. His coaching stints included Wagner College. Wagner College is a coeducational private Liberal arts college located on Staten Island in New York City. He also coached his old National Soccer League of New York team, Swedish F. C. [3]
In 1977, Hynes was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame. The National Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum is a Hall of fame in Oneonta New York which honors the achievements of Soccer in the United States
In 1997, the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association inducted Hynes into its Hall of Fame. [4]
In 2001, the soccer great suffered a mini-stroke on Thanksgiving. Thankfully he made it through and is still talking soccer.
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