Bill Looby
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| Bill Looby | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Edward Looby | |
| Date of birth | November 20, 1931 | |
| Place of birth | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | |
| Date of death | December 9, 1998 (aged 67) | |
| Place of death | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1949-1950 1950 1950 1950-1952 1952- |
Dohle's → Lennemann's Zenthoefer Furs St. Louis Raiders → St. Louis Kutis |
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| National team | ||
| 1954-1959 | United States | 8 (6) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Bill Looby (November 11, 1931 in St. Louis, Missouri – December 9, 1998 in St. Louis) was an American soccer forward who spent his entire career in the St. Louis Leagues. He was a member of the U.S. Olympic soccer team at the 1956 Summer Olympics and earned eight caps, scoring six goals, with the United States men's national soccer team between 1954 and 1959. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
[edit] Professional
Looby played forward both professionally and for the U.S. national team. In the fall of 1949, he played for Dohle's of the St. Louis Major League. In January 1950, the team was briefly renamed Selby's before becoming Lenneman's as the team's sponsorship changed. In April 1950, Looby signed with Zenthoefer Furs in the St. Louis Municipal League. In the fall of 1950, he joined the St. Louis Raiders which won the National Amateur Cup in 1952. After that victory, Tom Kutis, owner of the Kutis Funeral Home, began to sponsor the team. Looby remained with the team, now known as St. Louis Kutis and played in Kutis’ six consecutive National Amateur Cup championships (1956-1961). He also scored goals in both games of the 1957 U.S. Open Cup championship over Hakoah. His team mates included Harry Keough, Frank Borghi and Ruben Mendoza. In 1958, the U.S. Soccer Football Association used the Kutis team as the U.S. national team in two world cup qualifying games.
[edit] National team
In 1956, Looby played for the U.S. Olympic team at the 1956 Summer Olympics. In 1959, Looby was a member of the U.S. Pan American team which took the bronze medal. He scored 6 goals in that tournament. Looby earned eight caps with the senior national team, scoring six goals. He earned his first cap in a 1954 World Cup qualifier against Mexico. He played his last game with the national team in 1959.
Looby was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2001.
