Gino Pariani

Forward who played in the United States team that beat England in the 1950 World Cup. Pariani, who had scored a goal against Spain in the United States’ previous game, played five full internationals for the United States and also was a member of the U.S. squad at the 1948 Olympic Games in London. He played for various St. Louis teams from the 1940s to the 1960s, including the Simpkins teams that won the U.S. Open Cup in 1948 and 1950. Inducted in 1976.