Len Oliver (soccer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leonard Paul Oliver | ||
Date of birth | November 3, 1933 | ||
Place of birth | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||
Date of death | July 24, 2022 | (aged 88)||
Place of death | Washington, D.C., U.S. | ||
Position(s) |
Half back | ||
Youth career | |||
Lighthouse Boys Club | |||
1951–1954 | Temple University | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Philadelphia Nationals | |||
1955–1957 | Uhrik Truckers | ||
1957 |
Ludlow Lusitano | ||
1959–???? | Baltimore Pompei | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Leonard Paul Oliver
Early life
The younger half of a set of twins,
Senior amateur and professional career
After graduating from Temple in 1955,
Later life
In his later life, Oliver also became an USSF 'A' license coach and referee, and regularly trained new coaches in the Washington, D.C., area.
Personal life
Oliver was married to Eleanor Wahlbrinck for 60 years until his death.[4] He proposed to her in 1961, after an away game against the Newark Portuguese in which she was the sole traveling fan.[18] Together, they had two children: Erika and Britt-Karin.[4]
Oliver died on July 24, 2022, in Washington, D.C., aged 88, and suffered a stroke prior to his death.[4][12]
References
- ^ a b "Leonard P. "Len" Oliver". Pumphrey Funeral Homes. July 2022. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
- ^ Len Oliver, National Soccer Hall of Famer and Army veteran, dies at 88
- ^ a b Farnsworth, Ed (December 12, 2012). "Q&A with Len Oliver: Philly soccer in the 1940s & 1950s". Philly Soccer Page. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Goff, Steven (July 25, 2022). "Len Oliver, soccer Hall of Famer and D.C. coaching mentor, dies at 88". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Farnsworth, Ed (July 25, 2022). "Len Oliver, 1933–2022". Society for American Soccer History. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ Kopp, John (March 28, 2016). "Former Temple soccer star Len Oliver pledges brain to concussion research". PhillyVoice. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Junior Cups". Archived from the original on October 31, 2007. Retrieved April 27, 2008.
- ^ "The Year in American Soccer – 1947". Archived from the original on March 3, 2009. Retrieved April 27, 2008.
- ^ "The Year in American Soccer – 1951". Archived from the original on April 23, 2008. Retrieved April 27, 2008.
- ^ The Year in American Soccer – 1953
- ^ a b Farnsworth, Ed (June 25, 2015). "Len Oliver Q&A: Playing in the pros in 1950s Philadelphia and beyond". Society for American Soccer History. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ a b c Kennedy, Paul (July 25, 2022). "Obituary: Hall of Famer Len Oliver dies at the age of 88". Soccer America. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ISBN 9781442277588.
- ^ a b c Goff, Steven (March 27, 2016). "U.S. soccer Hall of Famer is donating his brain for concussion research. The twist? He's 82". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ a b c Chung, Jeanie (2020). "A coach's coach". The University of Chicago Magazine. Vol. 112, no. 3. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
- ISBN 9780932020475.
- ^ Virginia-DC Soccer Hall of Fame Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Goff, Steven (May 27, 2014). "Ahead of 2014 World Cup, five Washington residents tell their stories through soccer". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 26, 2022.