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JOHN
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1987 - SOCCER |
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John Paige of Washington was a leader
for many years in Washington County, Western Pennsylvania and national
soccer programs.
He served as president of the Washington County Soccer League and
Keystone League and secretary-treasurer of the West Penn Soccer
Association and as vice president of the United States Soccer
Association. He originated the use of two referees and free substitution
in the West Penn Soccer League, which were later used in college and
high school opccer and the Major Indoor Soccer League.
Paige was given the Washington Knights of Columbus special award in 1976
and was co-manager of the U.S. Olympic team at the 1956 games in
Melbourne, Australia. The team visited Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Formosa,
Singapore, Manila and the Fiji Islands on a tour sponsored by the State
Department.
Paige, a retired employee of Jessup Steel Co., started in 1929 as
manager and coach of the Lincoln Hill soccer team. He reorganized the 24
team Washington County League in 1934; Was elected third vice president
of the U.S. Soccer Association in 1951 and first vice president in 1956.
He served five years as chairman of the National Amateur Cup committee.
He also wrote a weekly soccer column for 25 years which appeared in the
Observer-Reporter and was known as Soccer Notes.
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