Kurt Lamm
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Kurt Lamm was a German-born American soccer player, coach, manager, and administrator.
for 43 years.
-forward for 29 years (20 years as an amateur) with Fussball Club Schmalnau (Rhoen) and F. C. Borussia Fulda
in Germany, and Prospect Unity, New York Americans
, S.C. Eintracht
, and F. C. Hakoah
in the United States. His Eintracht team of the German-American Soccer League won the 1944 National Amateur Cup
Championship.
team won three successive American Soccer League Championships, from 1955 to 1958. He was named ASL’s Manager of the Year for the 1957–58 and 1962–63 seasons.
from 1971 to 1987.
in 1979. He was inducted into the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football Hall of Fame in 1994, and the United States Adult Soccer Association Hall of Fame in 1999.
He also received the Pillar of Achievement Award from the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
.
The USASA Men's Amateur Cup is named in his honor.
Early and family life
Lamm was Jewish, and was born in Salmünster, Germany. He came to the United States as a youth, in 1936. He was married to Doris Lamm, and had three children.Soccer career
Lamm served as a soccer player, coach, and manager in the American Soccer LeagueAmerican Soccer League
The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...
for 43 years.
Player
Lamm began playing soccer as a goalkeeper, but was primarily a fullbackFullback
Fullback or Full back may refer to:* a position in various football games, including:** Full back , in association football , a defender playing in a wide position...
-forward for 29 years (20 years as an amateur) with Fussball Club Schmalnau (Rhoen) and F. C. Borussia Fulda
Borussia Fulda
Borussia Fulda is a German association football club from Fulda, Hesse. The club was founded 4 July 1904 as FC Borussia 1904 Fulda and underwent a number of changes in 1923 when they were first joined by Radsportclub 1907 Fulda in July, and then by Kraftsportklub Germania Fulda in September. On 6...
in Germany, and Prospect Unity, New York Americans
New York Americans (soccer)
The New York Americans were an American soccer club founded in 1931. Based in New York, New York, it played in both the first and second American Soccer Leagues.-History:...
, S.C. Eintracht
S.C. Eintracht
S.C. Eintracht is an amateur American soccer team founded in 1933 which plays in the Cosmopolitan Soccer League.Founded by German immigrants in Astoria, Queens, and known at times as New York Eintracht, the team entered the German American Soccer League in 1933. In 1943, it won the first of four...
, and F. C. Hakoah
Hakoah
Hakoah means "The Strength" and may refer to any one of these Jewish sport organizations:* Hakoah Vienna , an athletic club in Austria that is the origin of the Hakoah name...
in the United States. His Eintracht team of the German-American Soccer League won the 1944 National Amateur Cup
National Amateur Cup
The National Amateur Cup is an American soccer competition open to all amateur teams affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation...
Championship.
Coach and manager
During his 14 years as a coach, Lamm’s New York HakoahNew York Hakoah
New York Hakoah is a former United States soccer club based in New York City.-New York Hakoah I:Originally formed by former players from SC Hakoah Wien, including among others Béla Guttmann and Rudolph Nickolsburger, they initially played in the Eastern Soccer League in the fall of 1928. In 1929...
team won three successive American Soccer League Championships, from 1955 to 1958. He was named ASL’s Manager of the Year for the 1957–58 and 1962–63 seasons.
Administrator
He served as the ASL's administrative director, vice president, and president from 1962 to 1967. He was general secretary of the United States Soccer FederationUnited States Soccer Federation
The United States Soccer Federation is the official governing body of the sport of soccer in the United States. Its headquarters are located in Chicago, Illinois. It is a member of FIFA and is responsible for governing amateur and professional soccer, including the men's, women's, youth, futsal...
from 1971 to 1987.
Honors
Lamm was inducted into the U.S. National Soccer Federation Hall of FameNational Soccer Hall of Fame
The National Soccer Hall of Fame is a private, non-profit institution established in 1979 that honors soccer achievements in the United States.-History:...
in 1979. He was inducted into the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football Hall of Fame in 1994, and the United States Adult Soccer Association Hall of Fame in 1999.
He also received the Pillar of Achievement Award from the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame was opened July 7, 1981, in Netanya, Israel. It honors Jewish athletes and their accomplishments from anywhere around the world....
.
The USASA Men's Amateur Cup is named in his honor.