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Jack Dunn (soccer)

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Jack Dunn
Personal information
Full name John Fowler Dunn
Date of birth (1931-09-12) September 12, 1931 (age 92)
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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Jack Dunn". Olympedia. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "1952 All Americans". Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved November 29, 2008.
  3. ^ "1953 All Americans". Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved November 29, 2008.
  4. ^ "1954 All American". Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved November 29, 2008.
  5. ^ The Year in American Soccer – 1952
  6. ^ US National Amateur Cup Champions 1965 Archived August 30, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "St. Joseph's College soccer" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 23, 2011. Retrieved November 29, 2008.
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