Benny McLaughlin
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Bernard "Benny" McLaughlin, Jr. (April 10, 1928 – December 27, 2012[3]) was an American soccer forward who starred in the American Soccer League in the 1940s and 1950s. He earned twelve caps with the U.S. national team, was a member of the 1948 U.S. Olympic soccer team and was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1997.
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Full name | Bernard Joseph McLaughlin, Jr. | ||
Date of birth | (1928-04-10)April 10, 1928[2] | ||
Place of birth | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | ||
Date of death | December 27, 2012(2012-12-27) (aged 84)[3] | ||
Place of death | West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Lighthouse Boys Club | |||
Temple University | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1945–1954 | Philadelphia Nationals | ||
1955–1957 | New York Brookhattan | ||
1958–1960 | Uhrik Truckers | ||
1961 | New York Hakoah | ||
1961–1963 | New York German-Hungarians | ||
1963–1965 | Vereinigung Erzgebirge | ||
International career | |||
1948–1957 | United States | 13 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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