Joseph Delach was an American soccer right half, coach, team executive and league president who spent his entire professional career with Pittsburgh Beadling

Pittsburgh Beadling

Pittsburgh Beadling is an amateur American soccer team founded in 1898 in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania. It won the 1954 National Amateur Cup.-History:Founded in 1898, Pittsburgh Beadling was formed by immigrant miners from Europe...

. He is a member of 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:...

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Delach played for Pittsburgh Beadling

Pittsburgh Beadling

Pittsburgh Beadling is an amateur American soccer team founded in 1898 in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania. It won the 1954 National Amateur Cup.-History:Founded in 1898, Pittsburgh Beadling was formed by immigrant miners from Europe...

 from 1935 until his retirement as a player in 1946. He also coached the team into the early 1960s. He served as President of the Keystone League from 1962 to 1983 and was commissioner of the 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...

 for ten years.

Delach is a member of the Beadling Hall of Fame and 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 1973.

External links

• National Soccer Hall of Fame profile