Casey Bahr

Infobox Football biography
playername= Casey Bahr
fullname = Walter E. Bahr
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dateofbirth =
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countryofbirth = United States
height = height|ft=5|in=9
currentclub =
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position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs = Navy
years = 1973
1978-1979
clubs = Philadelphia Atoms
Philadelphia Fever "(indoor)"
caps(goals) = 3 (0)
9 (1)
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ntupdate =

Walter “Casey” Bahr is a U.S. soccer defender who played one season in the North American Soccer League and one in the Major Indoor Soccer League. He was a member of the U.S. soccer team at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

College

Bahr, the son of National Soccer Hall of Fame member Walter Bahr attended the United States Naval Academy, playing soccer for the midshipmen. He was a 1968 and 1969 honorable mention (third team) All America. He graduated from Anapolis in 1970 and served three years in the U.S. Navy.

Professional

In 1973, Al Miller, head coach of the expansion Philadelphia Atoms of the North American Soccer League signed Bahr. According to some sources, Bahr played only three games [ [http://nasljerseys.com/Players/B/Bahr.Casey.htm NASL statistics] ] others say seventeen. [ [http://jamiepeck.com/atoms/register.htm The Philadelphia Atoms Register] ] In 1978, he signed with the expansion Philadelphia Fever of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). He played nine games with the Fever. [ [http://www.geocities.com/feverfan78/78-79Season/78-79RosterAthruF.html Philadelphia Fever statistics] ]

Olympic team

Bahr also played three games for the 1972 U.S. Olympic soccer team in Munich. [ [http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=280051/index.html FIFA Olympic Records] ]

External links

* [http://jamiepeck.com/atoms/register.htm Career Statistics]

References