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Philadelphia Native & National Soccer Hall of Famer Walter Bahr Passes Away

NATIONAL SOCCER HALL OF FAMER WALTER BAHR PASSES AWAY
Last Surviving Member of USA's 1950 FIFA World Cup Team Dies at Age 91

CHICAGO (June 18, 2018) - Former U.S. Men's National Team defender and National Soccer Hall of Famer Walter Bahr has passed away. He was 91.

The last surviving member of the USA's 1950 FIFA World Cup team, Bahr appeared in all three of the team's matches in Brazil and famously provided the pass to Joe Gaetjens for the lone goal in the team's 1-0 upset of England on July 2, 1950, in Belo Horizonte.