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 Remembered
in his birthplace as the player who ignored the phenomenon and stuck with
the ball to score the winning goal as 21 other players and the spectators
stood transfixed at the sight of Halley's Comet in 1910.
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Personal Information |
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Class of 1951 |
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Born:
March 22, 1890 - Birmingham, England |
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Died: February 6, 1991 - Pittsburgh, PA |
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Emigrated to the United
States and played as a goalkeeper until he flipped the ball over his head
and into his own net. Returning from active service in World War One he
refereed and held various offices in the Referees' Association until 1923.
Served as president of the West Penn Association twice and as secretary
three times, the last being from 1936 to 1950. He was made a life member in
1951. Served as vice president of the United States Football Association
from 1938 to 1945 when he was elected president, an office he held until
1948. Helped organize the North American Confederation of the U.S., Canada,
Cuba and Mexico in 1947 and represented the parent body at the FIFA Congress
in London in 1948. He
was a sports reporter with the Pittsburgh Press starting in 1923 and a
member of the Brentwood Borough Council from 1938 to 1944 when he resigned.
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