Fred Shields

Defender who was one of the stars of the Kearny Scots team that won five consecutive American Soccer League championships between 1937 and 1941. Shields, who was born as Fred Zbikowski, played under that name for the United States in the 1936 Olympics. He was a high school and college referee for nearly three decades, handling some Open Cup games in 1948, after retiring as a player. Inducted in 1968.