Andy Straden
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Andy Straden (November 27, 1897 - June 1967) was a U.S. soccer forward
who was a member of the 1924 U.S. Olympic Team
and played professionally in the first American Soccer League
.
when the team won the 1924 National Amateur Cup. That summer, he was selected to play with the U.S. at the Summer Olympics. When he returned to the U.S., Straden rejoined Fleisher Yarn for the 1924-1925 American Soccer League
season. This was Yarn’s first season as a professional club and its first season in the ASL. Straden scored twenty goals in thirty-four games that season before moving to the Shawsheen Indians
for the start of the 1925-1926 season. However, the Indians folded two months into the season and he ended the season with the New York Giants
. He played only two games with the Giants during the 1926-1927 season and retired.
, the U.S.
fielded an entirely amateur side, including Straden. In the four games that year, two at the games and two during a European exhibition tour following the U.S.’s elimination. In the first U.S. game of the Olympics, the U.S. defeated Estonia
off a tenth minute Straden penalty kick. Uruguay, the dominant national team of the era, easily eliminated the U.S. in the next round. Following their elimination, the U.S. defeated Poland in Warsaw, 3-2. Two of the U.S. goals came from Straden. Then the U.S. fell to Ireland in Dublin. Aside from those four games that year, Straden never again suited up for the U.S.
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 was a member of the 1924 U.S. Olympic Team
United States at the 1924 Summer Olympics
The United States competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.- Gold:* Athletics** Men's 110m hurdles: Daniel Kinsey** Men's 200m: Jackson Scholz** Men's 400m hurdles: Morgan Taylor** Men's 4x100m relay: United States team...
and played professionally in the first American Soccer League
American 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...
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American Soccer League
Straden, was an amateur player in the early 1920s with Fleisher YarnFleisher Yarn
Fleisher Yarn began as an amateur company soccer club of the SB & BW Fleisher Manufacturing Company in Philadelphia and quickly became a national amateur soccer power...
when the team won the 1924 National Amateur Cup. That summer, he was selected to play with the U.S. at the Summer Olympics. When he returned to the U.S., Straden rejoined Fleisher Yarn for the 1924-1925 American Soccer League
American 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...
season. This was Yarn’s first season as a professional club and its first season in the ASL. Straden scored twenty goals in thirty-four games that season before moving to the Shawsheen Indians
Shawsheen Indians
Shawsheen Indians were an United States soccer club based in Andover, Massachusetts during the early 1920s.-History:The Shawsheen Football Club, known by its nickname The Indians, was founded by George Park and played in the New Bedford Industrial Soccer League in the early 1920s...
for the start of the 1925-1926 season. However, the Indians folded two months into the season and he ended the season with the New York Giants
New York Giants (soccer)
New York Giants was a name used by three different New York soccer teams. Two of these teams were associated with the New York Giants baseball franchise. The first team that used the name played in the American League of Professional Football in 1894...
. He played only two games with the Giants during the 1926-1927 season and retired.
National and Olympic teams
At the 1924 Summer Olympics1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France...
, the U.S.
United States men's national soccer team
The United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international association football competitions. It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF...
fielded an entirely amateur side, including Straden. In the four games that year, two at the games and two during a European exhibition tour following the U.S.’s elimination. In the first U.S. game of the Olympics, the U.S. defeated Estonia
Estonia at the 1924 Summer Olympics
-Medalists:-The 1924 Estonian Olympic Team:RepresentativesEstonian team representatives were delegation heads Leopold Tõnson and Johannes Junkur; Johannes Kauba in athletics, Johannes Villemson in wrestling, William Fiskar and Aleksander Lugenberg-Mändvere in football.Other delegationsEstonians in...
off a tenth minute Straden penalty kick. Uruguay, the dominant national team of the era, easily eliminated the U.S. in the next round. Following their elimination, the U.S. defeated Poland in Warsaw, 3-2. Two of the U.S. goals came from Straden. Then the U.S. fell to Ireland in Dublin. Aside from those four games that year, Straden never again suited up for the U.S.