John Carden (soccer)
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John Carden was a member of the U.S. soccer team at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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Carden, a graduate of the University of Southern California
, did not enter the lone U.S. game of the tournament, a 9-1 loss to Yugoslavia. At the time, he was a member of the U.S. Army assigned to Fort McPherson
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1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations...
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Carden, a graduate of the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
, did not enter the lone U.S. game of the tournament, a 9-1 loss to Yugoslavia. At the time, he was a member of the U.S. Army assigned to Fort McPherson
Fort McPherson
Fort McPherson was a U.S. Army military base located in East Point, Georgia, on the southwest edge of the City of Atlanta, Ga. It was the headquarters for the U.S. Army Installation Management Command, Southeast Region; the U.S. Army Forces Command; the U.S. Army Reserve Command; the U.S...
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