Paul Danilo
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Paul “Duts” Danilo was a U.S. soccer outside right
who played most of his career with amateur teams in western Pennsylvania. He scored the winning goal in the 1940 U.S. Open Cup and later served as a coach and administrator on both the local and national levels. Danilo is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame
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final. In 1946, he signed with the Pittsburgh Indians
of the North American Soccer Football League, winning the 1947 league title. He returned to Morgan the next season and retired from playing in 1952.
Danilo was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame
in 1997. He is the son in-law of Daniel Zampini, also a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
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 played most of his career with amateur teams in western Pennsylvania. He scored the winning goal in the 1940 U.S. Open Cup and later served as a coach and administrator on both the local and national levels. Danilo is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame
National Soccer Hall of Fame
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Player
In 1937, Danilo joined the Morgan Soccer Club which competed in the Keystone League. At the time, western Pennsylvania was one of the dominant regions in U.S. soccer. Danilo jumped to Heidelberg later in 1937 for a single season before returning to Morgan in 1939. In 1940, he scored the winning goal as Morgan won the National Amateur CupNational Amateur Cup
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final. In 1946, he signed with the Pittsburgh Indians
Pittsburgh Indians
Pittsburgh Indians were a mid-twentieth century American soccer club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It began as Pittsburgh Stasser before becoming the Indians in 1947.-History:...
of the North American Soccer Football League, winning the 1947 league title. He returned to Morgan the next season and retired from playing in 1952.
Coach and administrator
Danilo became the head coach for Morgan in 1953, a position he held for four seasons. He also served as secretary and then president of the West Penn Soccer Association and was the Commissioner of both the U.S. Open Cup and National Amateur Cup.Danilo was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame
National 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 1997. He is the son in-law of Daniel Zampini, also a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.