Robert Annis

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fullname = Robert Annis
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dateofbirth = birth date|1928|9|5
cityofbirth = St. Louis, Missouri
countryofbirth = United States
dateofdeath = death date and age|1995|3|31|1928|9|5
cityofdeath = St. Louis, Missouri
countryofdeath = United States
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position = Defender
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years = 1947-1950
clubs = St. Louis Simpkins-Ford
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nationalyears = 1948
nationalteam = United States
nationalcaps(goals) = 1 (0)
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Robert “Bob” Annis (born September 5, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri, died March 31, 1995 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a former U.S. soccer defender. He was a member of both the 1948 U.S. Olympic soccer team and the U.S. team at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

impkins-Ford

Annis was a member of the St. Louis Simpkins-Ford club from at least 1948 to 1950. During that time, Simpkins was a dominant team, winning both the 1948 and 1950 U.S. Open Cup championships.

National and Olympic teams

Annis was selected for the U.S. soccer team at the 1948 Summer Olympics. However, he did not play in the only U.S. game of the tournament, a 9-0 loss to Italy.

Later that summer, he earned his only caps with the U.S. national team, a 3-1 win over Israel on September 26, 1948. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/usa-intres-det69.html USA - Details of International Matches 1885-1969 ] ] In 1950, Annis was part of the U.S. team at the 1950 FIFA World Cup, but never entered a game as the U.S. went 1-2 in the first round. Annis was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1995, along with the rest of the 1950 U.S. World Cup squad.

References

External links

* [http://www.soccerhall.org/famers/robert_annis.htm National Soccer Hall of Fame profile]