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Joseph Gryzik
1973 Inductee
Midfielder
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Home States
Illinois
Forward who played for the Polish-American Eagles of the National Soccer League of Chicago from 1949, when he emigrated from Poland, until he retired in 1965. Gryzik captained the Eagles teams that won the Illinois state cup in 1950, 1954, 1955, 1957 and 1963 and reached the National Amateur Cup final in 1955. Played for Chicago and NSL all-star selections in a number of games against touring European and Latin America clubs. Inducted in 1973.