Casey Bahr

Casey Bahr
Personal information
Full nameWalter Elliot Bahr, Jr.
Date of birthSeptember 20, 1948
Place of birthMount Holly, New Jersey, United States
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing positionDefender
Youth career
1966-1969Navy
Philadelphia United German-Hungarians
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1973Philadelphia Atoms3(0)
1978-1979Philadelphia Fever (indoor)9(1)
Philadelphia United German-Hungarians
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

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[1] others say seventeen.[2] In 1978, he signed with the expansion Philadelphia Fever of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). He played nine games with the Fever.[3]

Olympic team

Bahr also played three games for the 1972 U.S. Olympic soccer team in Munich.[4]

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