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Jack Dunn

b. 1931

American soccer player-coach

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Born 1931. Jack Dunn is an American association football player and association football coach.

John Fowler Dunn (born September 12, 1931) is an American retired soccer inside right who was a four-time All-American, a member of the U.S. soccer team at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was a four-time All-American and coached at the collegiate level.

Player Dunn grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he played for the Lighthouse Boys Club and was three-time All City at Northeast Public High School. He then attended Temple University, playing on the men's soccer team from 1951 to 1954. He was a 1951 Honorable Mention (third team) All-American, 1953 Second Team All-American and 1952 and 1954 First Team All-American. He graduated in 1955. He was inducted into the Temple Hall of Fame in 1975. In 1952, he was a member of the U.S. soccer team at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Dunn may have spent several years with Uhrik Truckers in the American Soccer League. He played for the Brooklyn German Hungarians for a time. He also played and coached for the Philadelphia United German-Hungarians winning the 1965 National Amateur Cup with them. He played on four professional championship teams.

Dunn spent several years in the U.S. Army. He was discharged in 1958 and began working at Gulf Oil Company.

Coach Dunn later coached at both the amateur and collegiate levels. In 1958, he was hired by St. Joseph's College in Philadelphia. He coached the school's team until 1975, compiling a 120–57–23 record.

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Who is Jack Dunn?

American soccer player-coach

When was Jack Dunn born?

Jack Dunn was born on 12 September 1931 in Philadelphia.

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Jack Dunn is an association football player and association football coach.

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Jack Dunn is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jack Dunn

· Wikidata: Q6112226

· DBpedia: Jack Dunn (soccer)

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