Jack Dunn (soccer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Fowler Dunn | ||
Date of birth | September 12, 1931 | ||
Place of birth | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||
Position(s) | Inside Right | ||
Youth career | |||
1951–1954 | Temple University | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Uhrik Truckers | |||
Philadelphia United German-Hungarians | |||
Managerial career | |||
1958–1975 | St. Joseph’s College | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Fowler Dunn (born September 12, 1931) is an American retired soccer inside right who was a four-time All-American, a member of the U.S. soccer team at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1] He was a four-time All-American and coached at the collegiate level.
Player
[edit]Dunn grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he played for the Lighthouse Boys Club and was three-time All City at Northeast Public High School. He then attended Temple University, playing on the men's soccer team from 1951 to 1954. He was a 1951 Honorable Mention (third team) All-American, 1953 Second Team All-American and 1952 and 1954 First Team All-American.[2][3][4] He graduated in 1955. He was inducted into the Temple Hall of Fame in 1975. In 1952, he was a member of the U.S. soccer team at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[5]
Dunn may have spent several years with Uhrik Truckers in the American Soccer League. He played for the Brooklyn German Hungarians for a time. He also played and coached for the Philadelphia United German-Hungarians winning the 1965 National Amateur Cup with them.[6] He played on four professional championship teams.
Dunn spent several years in the U.S. Army. He was discharged in 1958 and began working at Gulf Oil Company.
Coach
[edit]Dunn later coached at both the amateur and collegiate levels. In 1958, he was hired by St. Joseph's College in Philadelphia. He coached the school's team until 1975, compiling a 120–57–23 record.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jack Dunn". Olympedia. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ "1952 All Americans". Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved November 29, 2008.
- ^ "1953 All Americans". Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved November 29, 2008.
- ^ "1954 All American". Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved November 29, 2008.
- ^ The Year in American Soccer – 1952
- ^ US National Amateur Cup Champions 1965 Archived August 30, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "St. Joseph's College soccer" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 23, 2011. Retrieved November 29, 2008.
External links
[edit]- 1931 births
- Living people
- American soccer coaches
- American men's soccer players
- American Soccer League (1933–1983) players
- Lighthouse Boys Club players
- Temple Owls men's soccer players
- Footballers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Saint Joseph's Hawks men's soccer coaches
- Olympic soccer players for the United States
- Uhrik Truckers players
- Soccer players from Philadelphia
- Men's association football forwards