Edward "Bud" Grennon was an early twentieth century American soccer forward

Striker

Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 who spent his entire career in the St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...

 leagues. He finished toward the top of the league's scoring table every season from 1929 to 1932.

During the 1928-1929 St. Louis Soccer League

St. Louis Soccer League

The St. Louis Soccer League was a soccer league based in St. Louis, Missouri, that existed from 1907 to 1938. At its founding, it was the only fully professional soccer league in the United States.-History:...

 season, he scored eight goals for St. Louis Madison Kennel

St. Louis Madison Kennel

St. Louis Madison Kennel was a U.S. soccer team established in 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri. The team played in the St. Louis Soccer League for two seasons. Madison Kennel reached the final of the 1929 National Challenge Cup where they lost 5-0 on aggregate to New York Hakoah in a two game, home...

, putting him sixth on the goals list. On March 17, 1929, he scored three goals as Madison defeated Chicago Sparta

Chicago Sparta

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 7-4 in the semifinal of the 1929 National Challenge Cup

1929 National Challenge Cup

The 1928–29 National Challenge Cup was the annual open cup held by the United States Football Association now known as the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. This edition of the soccer tournament featured 100 entrants...

. In 1931, he played for Coca Colas, he again scored eight goals putting him fifth on the league's scoring list. The next year, he tied with Joe Hennessey at the top of the goals list with eleven. He was back with Coca Colas for the next season where he finished second in scoring with nine goals.

In 1973, he was inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame.