Daniel Zampini

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Daniel D. Zampini (* 1901 in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , † 1971 ) was an American football player and official. In 1963 he was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in the "Official" category.

life and career

Daniel Zampini was born in 1901 in the city of Pittsburgh in the US state of Pennsylvania. He began his football career at the age of 16 in the junior team of Morgan FC from Morgan , Pennsylvania. Subsequently, he rose to the men's team with play in the local soccer championship, won various championship titles and reached the semifinals of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup and the National Amateur Cup . In 1930 he was elected President of the Keystone League and became a member of the West Penn Soccer Council . From 1942 Zampini acted as president of the West Penn Soccer Football Association and was active in this office up to and including 1952. He later served as vice chairman of the National Amateur Cup Committee within the United States Soccer Federation , which he also chaired in later years. Little is known about the year and place of Zampini's death. According to the Find a Grave online database , Zampini allegedly died in 1971 and was buried in Saint Agatha Cemetery in Bridgeville , Pennsylvania.

Daniel Zampini is the father-in-law of the soccer player and coach Paul Danilo (1919-2013), who was also inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1997 in the "Player" category .

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Daniel Zampini on the official website of the US American Football Association ( memento of the original from November 23, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed July 3, 2016  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ussoccer.com
  2. ^ Daniel Zampini at ussoccerhistory.org (English), accessed on July 3, 2016
  3. ↑ Obituary: Paul 'Doots' Danilo / Member of soccer hall of fame devoted decades to the game , accessed on July 3, 2016
  4. ↑ Paul D. "Doots" Danilo on legacy.com (English), accessed July 3, 2016
  5. ^ Hall Of Famer Paul "Doots" Danilo Passes Away , accessed July 3, 2016
personal data
SURNAME Zampini, Daniel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Zampini, Daniel D. (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player and official
DATE OF BIRTH 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , United States
DATE OF DEATH 1971