Harmarville Hurricanes

Harmarville Hurricanes

Full name	Harmarville Hurricanes Soccer Club
Nickname(s)	The Hurricanes
Founded	1947 (by Frank DeMor
Dissolved	1967
Ground	Consumer Field Harmarville, Pennsylvania

The Harmarville Hurricanes Soccer Club were an amateur soccer club from Harmarville, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh, that twice won the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, known then as the National Challenge Cup, in 1952 and 1956. They also played in the Cup Final in 1953. The 1956 Final saw the Hurricanes win 3–2 on aggregate score after a comeback from a two-goal deficit; they lost the first leg on the road 1–0 and conceded the first goal in the return home leg.^[1]

Honours

U.S. Open Cup

• Champion -- 1952, 1956
• Runner-up -- 1953

National Amateur Cup

• Runner-Up -- 1950, 1951

References

1. Jordan, Jimmy (May 7, 1956). "Harmarville wins national open title, 3–2". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 23. Retrieved May 28, 2010.

External links

• "Harmarville Hurricane blew away competition". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. August 30, 1990. Retrieved May 28, 2010.
• - (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=July 13, 2003 |accessdate=May 28, 2010).