Sam McAlees

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Sam McAlees
Personal information
Full name Samuel McAlees
Date of birth (1910-11-03)November 3, 1910
Place of birth United States
Date of death September 29, 1993(1993-09-29) (aged 82)
Place of death Pennsylvania, United States
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1934– Philadelphia German-Americans
–1940 New York Americans
International career
1937 United States 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sam McAlees (November 3, 1910 – September 29, 1993)[1] was an American soccer player who earned two caps with the U.S. national team in 1937. He also played six seasons in the American Soccer League.

Professional career[edit]

McAlees signed with the Philadelphia German-Americans of the American Soccer League in 1934. He remained with Philadelphia through at least 1936 when the German-Americans defeated the St. Louis Shamrocks to win the 1936 National Challenge Cup[2] McAlees then moved to the New York Americans. He retired from the ASL in 1940.

National team[edit]

His first game with the national team in a 7–2 loss to Mexico on September 12, 1937. His second game was a 7–3 loss to Mexico on September 25, 1937.[3]

McAlees was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 1985 and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Soccer Hall of Fame in 1988.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Social Security Administration (2014). "Samuel McAlees". U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935–2014 (database record) – via ancestry.com.
  2. ^ USA - List of US Open Cup Finals
  3. ^ USA - Details of International Matches 1885-1969
  4. ^ Southeastern Pennsylvania Soccer Hall of Fame Inductees