Frank Wallace (soccer)
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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 | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | ||
Place of death | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
St. Louis Wildcats | |||
1945–1946 | Raftery | ||
Steamfitters | |||
St. Louis Simpkins-Ford | |||
International career | |||
1949–1950 | United States | 7 | |
*Club domestic league appearances and 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
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- ↑ Findagrave, accessed February 16, 2015
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