Raphael Tracey

Raphael “Ralph” Tracy^[a] (February 6, 1904 – March 6, 1975) was an American soccer player. He spent his club career with several teams in St. Louis and played in all three games for the United States national team at the 1930 FIFA World Cup. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

Ralph Tracy

Personal information
Full name	Raphael Tracy
Date of birth	(1904-02-06)February 6, 1904
Place of birth	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Date of death	March 6, 1975(1975-03-06) (aged 71)
Place of death	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Position	Defender / Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1925	St. Louis Vesper Buick	?	(7)
1926–	Ben Millers
International career
1930	United States	3	(0)
Medal record Men's soccer Representing  United States FIFA World Cup 1930 Uruguay
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Tracy was born and raised in St. Louis but spent some time in early years in Gillespie, Illinois playing soccer. He began his club career as a forward with St. Louis Vesper Buick of the St. Louis Soccer League (SLSL) during the 1925 season. While he was the second leading scorer on the team, he was released during the 1925–1926 season. He then signed with the Ben Millers and finished the season with them. He moved to the midfield with the Ben Millers; playing on the team which lost the 1926 National Challenge Cup to Bethlehem Steel.^{Archived October 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine} He scored six goals during the 1931–1932 season, tying for sixth in the league.

National team

Tracy earned three caps with the United States national team at the 1930 FIFA World Cup. While the U.S. won the first two games, over Belgium and Paraguay by a 3–0 score in each, they lost to Argentina 6–1 in the semifinals. Tracy broke his leg ten minutes into the game, but he continued to play until half time.

Tracy was inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame in 1973^[1] and the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1986.^[2]

Notes

1. Sometimes misspelled as Ralf Tracy or Tracey