Pat McBride has long been referred to as Missouri’s Father of Soccer for his contribution to the sport of soccer in the state of Missouri. McBride was a member of the United States Olympic Team in 1964 and the United States National Team in 1968 and 1972. In 1967, he was the first American assigned… Read more »
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Bill McDermott
The Saint Louis University men’s soccer team has played more than 400 home games since the start of the 1972 season. Bill McDermott estimates he’s missed no more than 15 of them since he became the Billikens’ first — and to this day, only — full-time public address announcer that year. Which means McDermott —… Read more »
Harry Rogers
Harry Jerome Rogers (born December 31, 1950) is an American former basketball player. He attended Sumner High School in St. Louis, Missouri, then played college basketball for Saint Louis University, before turning professional and starting his career in the Netherlands. Rogers was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the fourth round of the 1973 NBA… Read more »
Mike Shanahan
After attending Mercy High School, where he was selected All-District in Football, he was a highly successful member of the St. Louis University Billikins soccer team which claimed two NCAA championships in 1959 and 1960. He was inducted into the St. Louis University Billikins Hall of Fame in 1994. From 1986 to 1995, he served… Read more »
St. Louis University’s 50 Years of Soccer including 10 National Titles
Saint Louis University added soccer as a varsity sport in 1959, the same year that the NCAA established its first true national championship tournament. Led by Hall of Famer Bob Guelker, Saint Louis University immediately took command of the national tournament and won national titles in 1959. ’60, ’62, ’63 and 1965, becoming the first… Read more »
Al Trost
A versatile midfielder, Trost was a star at Saint Louis University. He compiled 61 career points (26G, 9A), was named National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-American in 1970 and was a two time winner of the Hermann Award, emblematic of the nation’s top collegiate player. Trost helped the Billikens claim back-to-back NCAA Championships in… Read more »