Society for American Soccer History

Now available for viewing on the SASH YouTube channel at youtu.be/_KUhg8yrDjQ and in podcast format at www.podbean.com/eas/pb-frxc5...

SASH Session, Friday, Feb. 20 at 4pm ET: “Gil Heron and ‘Pito’ Villalon: Black Players Breaking Barriers in US Soccer” Jermaine Scott, Maxwell Murray, and Chuck Carlson will discuss two Afro-Caribbean players who broke racial barriers in US during the 1940’s and 1950’s.

SASH Session, Friday, Feb. 20 at 4 PM ET: “Gil Heron and ‘Pito’ Villalon: Black Players Breaking Barriers in US Soccer.” Presented by Jermaine Scott, Maxwell Murray, and Chuck Carlson. Details at www.ussoccerhistory.org/sash-session...

SASH releases 4 ½ hours of archival video interviews with 1930 World Cup US team members James Brown and Arnie Oliver. www.ussoccerhistory.org/sash-publish...

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SASH Membership Annual SASH Membership

Today officially marks the start of my last term as @ussoccerhistory.org secretary before I term out. It's been a great experience and I'll be finding other ways to serve the organization after this year, but for now let's make 2026 the best year yet for SASH!

Interested in joining?

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SASH Session at the United Soccer Coaches Convention Votes Bruce the Best At the United Soccer Coaches convention in Philadelphia on January 16, SASH hosted a discussion ranking the US World Cup coaches.

SASH Session at the United Soccer Coaches Convention Votes Bruce the Best www.ussoccerhistory.org/sash-session...

Video of the discussion is now available on the SASH YouTube channel at youtu.be/beOKIfx7wIw

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SASH at USC 2026 in Philly: Ranking the US World Cup Coaches Join us for the discussion in Meeting Room 306 at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown on Friday, January 16 at 2:30 PM.

Attending the @UnitedCoaches convention in Philly? Join us Friday, Jan 16 at 2:30pm in Marriott Meeting Room 306 for a discussion titled “Ranking the US World Cup Coaches,” hosted by Dr. David Kilpatrick and Michael Lewis with Jack Huckel and Dr. Joe Machnik www.ussoccerhistory.org/sash-at-usc-...

Video of last Friday's SASH Session with Alex Popovich (and special guests!) is now available on the SASH YouTube Channel at youtu.be/y70ApW87I3g

SASH Session today at noon ET. Details in the link below.

SASH Session, Friday, January 9 at 12 pm ET: Alex Popovich discusses his time with the first Junior US National team in 1964 Alex Popovich will discuss his time with the first JUnior US National Team. The team competed in the second CONCACAF Youth Tournament, which was staged in Guatemala City in April 1964

SASH Session, Friday, Jan 9 at 12pm ET: “Memories of the first US Junior National Team, 1964” with Alex Popovich. @davidkilpatrick.bsky.social will host. Details at www.ussoccerhistory.org/sash-session...

Memories of the first US Junior National Team: Guatemala, 1964 Alex Popovich, a member of the first ever junior US national soccer team, shares memories of the team’s participation in the CONCACAF Youth Tournament in Guatemala City, April 1964.

From Alex Popovich: “Memories of the first US Junior National Team: Guatemala, 1964.” Alex and some of his teammates will join David Kilpatrick in a SASH Session on Friday, January 9, 2026, to discuss the team. www.ussoccerhistory.org/memories-of-...

Last Friday's SASH Session is now available in podcast format at www.podbean.com/eas/pb-h4zeh...

Video from last Friday's SASH Session is now available on the SASH YouTube channel at youtu.be/_x7gHpPQFZg

SASH Session, Friday, December 5 at 12 PM ET: Blue Chippers from The Emerald Isle Conor Curran will discuss Irish male and female soccer players’ experiences of US soccer scholarships in the twentieth century and how valuable these scholarships were in terms of playing, educatio…

SASH Session, Friday, Dec 5 at 12pm ET: Conor Curran presents “Blue Chippers from The Emerald Isle,” a look at Irish players’ experiences of US soccer scholarships in the 20th century. More info at www.ussoccerhistory.org/sash-session...

The “Anniversaries, soccer origin stories, and the Oneida Football Club” SASH Session is now available in podcast format at www.podbean.com/eas/pb-4q3yz...

ICYMI, video from the session is now available on the SASH YouTube Channel at youtu.be/YZFZuMHpkgQ

SASH Session, Friday, November 7 at 12 pm ET: “Anniversaries, soccer origin stories, and the Oneida Football Club” Kevin Tallec Marston and Mike Cronin will explain how the surprising story of a handful of old Boston boys has become a foundational origin point for soccer in the USA.

SASH Session on Friday, Nov. 7 at 12pm ET: "Anniversaries, soccer origin stories, and the Oneida Football Club," presented by Kevin Tallec Marston and Mike Cronin. More info at www.ussoccerhistory.org/sash-session...

The 1985ers SASH Session is now available in podcast format at sashsessions.podbean.com/e/ep-32-rach...

Video of the 1985ers SASH Session is now available on the SASH YouTube channel at youtu.be/i6cCsZCxPAo

SASH Session on Friday, October 3 at 12 pm ET: The 1985ers Rachel Allison, Jen Cooper, and Tom McCabe will talk about the first US Women’s National Team, otherwise known as the 1985ers.

SASH Session today at 12 pm ET. Rachel Allison, Jen Cooper, and Tom McCabe will talk about the 1985ers, the first @USWNT squad. More info at www.ussoccerhistory.org/sash-session...

Thanks to work done by SASH member @dancreel.com, 4 clips released by SASH in August of unidentified teams, grounds & matches in Philly have been identified as Bethlehem Steel FC vs Newark SC, Fall River Marksmen & Brooklyn Wanderers in 1928. Read about it at www.ussoccerhistory.org/bethlehem-st...

If you’re in the Andover, MA area on Sunday, Sep. 7, join the celebrations at Lower Shawsheen Field for the 100th anniversary of Shawsheen FC US Open Cup victory.

Please consider offering your support for this and other SASH projects here 👇

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1933: Unidentified Teams in Philadelphia, clip 1 (Source: Center for Home Movies) YouTube video by Society for American Soccer History

More from the SASH Historical American Soccer Footage Campaign

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Favorite US history myth that needs to die a sudden and quick death, GO:

Soccer hasn't only recently become popular in the US
Soccer was never just a game for immigrants and ethnic communities
Women were playing soccer across the US long before Title IX

The Original Denim Kit Podcast Episode · AN AMERICAN GAME · 08/06/2025 · 46m

Check out the latest, greatest episode of the 1930 FIFA World Cup (my opinions are my own...haha!)

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@ussoccerhistory.org is starting to put up footage of soccer matches from the early days of US soccer.

I wanted to quickly point to a couple of them. They are a doubleheader of games from 2 December 1928 at Starlight Park in the Bronx.

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December 2, 1928: New York Giants 3-0 Newark Skeeters (Source: MIRC at USC) YouTube video by Society for American Soccer History

Oops! The video doesn't match the post info. Here's the video for the Giants v. Skeeters:

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