Frank Wallace (soccer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Frank Wallace (soccer)

American soccer player

Date of Birth: 15-Jul-1922

Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Date of Death: 13-Nov-1979

Profession: association football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Frank Wallace (soccer)

  • Frank Wallace (July 15, 1922 – November 13, 1979) was an American international soccer player who played as forward.
  • He earned 7 caps and scored 3 goals for the United States men's national soccer team, and played in the U.S.
  • team's historic 1–0 victory over England in the 1950 FIFA World Cup.
  • He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Wallace was born in St.
  • Louis, Missouri as Frank Valicenti, but his family changed their name when he was a youth.
  • During World War II, he was captured by the Germans and spent sixteen months in a prisoner of war camp.
  • After returning to St.
  • Louis, he played with Raftery during the 1945–1946 season.
  • He was the third leading scorer in the St.
  • Louis Major League during the 1947–1948 season while playing with Steamfitters.
  • He later spent ten seasons with St.
  • Louis Simpkins-Ford. He was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1976 and the St.
  • Louis Soccer Hall of Fame in 1975.He died November 13, 1979 in St.
  • Louis.
  • He is buried at Resurrection Cemetery, Affton, Missouri.

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