Articles written by: Len Oliver

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Len Oliver: In retrospect

by × on January 14, 2013 at 10:42 am × 0 comments

Len Oliver’s look back at playing soccer in 1940s and 1950s Philadelphia concludes.

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Len Oliver: The pro game in 1950s Philadelphia

by × on January 7, 2013 at 10:31 am × 2 comments

Kensington-born National Soccer Hall of Famer Len Oliver on playing for Philadelphia Uhrik Truckers of the ASL in the 1950s.

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Len Oliver: High school and college soccer, products of the clubs

by × on December 31, 2012 at 10:35 am × 7 comments

National Soccer Hall of Famer Len Oliver describes the importance of club soccer on Philadelphia’s high school and college soccer scene in the 1940s and 1950s.

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Len Oliver: Amateur soccer in early 1950’s Philadelphia

by × on December 24, 2012 at 10:54 am × 3 comments

Kensington-born National Soccer Hall of Famer Len Oliver describes moving up the Philadelphia amateur soccer ranks, playing in international friendlies, and trying out for the US Olympic team.

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Len Oliver: Youth & Junior League soccer with the Lighthouse Boys Club

by × on December 17, 2012 at 11:45 am × 12 comments

Len Oliver’s series on Philadelphia soccer in the 1940s and 1950s continues with his time with Lighthouse Boys Club with whom he won two national championships.

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Len Oliver: Philadelphia soccer in the 1940s and 1950s

by × on December 10, 2012 at 11:22 am × 16 comments

The first of a series in which Kensington-born National Soccer Hall of Fame member Len Oliver shares his memories of playing soccer in Philadelphia in the 1940s and 1950s.