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RAYMOND
BRENNEN |
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1987 - SOCCER |
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Raymond C. Brennen of Arden enjoyed a
long career as a soccer player in the days when many small communities
in Washington County had their own teams.
He was educated in Washington area schools and started to play soccer
for Curry. He then joined the Lincoln Hill team coached by longtime
district soccer leader John Paige.
In 1939, Brennen tried out for the S.A. Healy pro soccer team in New
York, for which he played from 1939 through 1941, when he returned to
the area.
He played for the Polar Star Club of Avella for two years and organized
his own team at Lincoln Hill which competed in the Washington County
League.
Among his accomplishments he lists helping to develop many young players
who were to become proficient in the game.
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