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Walter Giesler
1962 Inductee
1948 - 1950
President of the USSFA
1948
Coach of the U.S. National Team
1948 - 1950
Manager of the U.S. National Team
Home States
Missouri
President of the United States Soccer Football Association from 1948 to 1950 and manager of the United States team at the 1950 World Cup in Brazil. A former player with Ben Millers of the St. Louis professional league, Giesler rose through the ranks of Missouri soccer administrators after retiring as a player, including serving as chairman and secretary of the Missouri Soccer Commission. Inducted in 1962.