Frank Wallace (soccer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Frank Wallace | ||
Date of birth | July 15, 1922 | ||
Place of birth | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | ||
Date of death | November 13, 1979 57) | (aged||
Place of death | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
St. Louis Wildcats | |||
1945–1946 | Raftery | ||
Steamfitters | |||
St. Louis Simpkins-Ford | |||
National team | |||
1949–1950 | United States | 7 | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals) |
Frank Wallace, aka Frank "Pee Wee" Wallace, (born July 15, 1922) was an American international soccer player who played as forward. He earned 7 caps and scored 3 goals for the United States men's national soccer team, and played in the U.S. team's historic 1–0 victory over England in the 1950 FIFA World Cup.[1] He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
Wallace was born in St. Louis, Missouri as Frank Valicenti, but his family changed their name when he was a youth. During World War II, he was captured by the Germans and spent sixteen months in a prisoner of war camp. After returning to St. Louis, he played with Raftery during the 1945-1946 season.[2] He was the third leading scorer in the St. Louis Major League during the 1947-1948 season while playing with Steamfitters.[3] He later spent ten seasons with St. Louis Simpkins-Ford.
He was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1976 and the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame in 1975.[4]
He died November 13, 1979 in St. Louis. He is buried at Resurrection Cemetery, Affton, Missouri.[5]
References
- ↑ "FIFA Player Profile". Fifa.com. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
- ↑ Bob Corbett Soccer Career Archived October 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "The Year in American Soccer - 1948". Sover.net. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
- ↑ "St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame". Eteamz.com. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
- ↑ Findagrave, accessed February 16, 2015