Bob Rooney (soccer)
Robert "Bob" Rooney was a U.S. soccer center forward who spent his playing career in the St. Louis leagues. He also earned two caps with the U.S. national team in 1957.
Personal[edit]
Rooney grew up in the Dogtown area of St. Louis, attending St. James Grade School and St. Louis University High School. As a youth, he played both football and baseball in addition to soccer spending five seasons with a St. Louis Cardinals farm team. Even while playing in the local St. Louis soccer leagues, Rooney earned a living as a St. Louis policeman.[1]
Club career[edit]
Rooney played for the St. James the Greater Grade School boys' soccer team in the CYC league in 1945.[2] and for St. Louis Kutis S.C. during the mid-1950s when they were a dominant U.S. team. Kutis won the 1957 National Amateur Cup and National Challenge Cup.[3] He was inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame in 1984.[4]
National team[edit]
After Kutis won the 1957 National Cup, the US Football Association decided to call up the entire team to represent the U.S. in two World Cup qualification games. As a result, Rooney earned two caps with the U.S. national team, both losses to Canada. The first was a 5-1 loss on June 22, 1957. The second game was a July 6 loss to Canada.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Sport: Just for the Kicks". Time. January 27, 1958.
- ^ http://www.websterfl.edu/~corbetre/dogtown/history/wwii-news-1.html[permanent dead link]
- ^ "History of Soccer in St. Louis". Archived from the original on 2009-11-02. Retrieved 2007-10-31.
- ^ "St. Louis Soccer HOF: Hall of Fame Members". Archived from the original on 2012-07-08. Retrieved 2007-10-31.
- ^ USA - Details of International Matches 1885-1969 Archived 2010-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
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