- Joseph Gryzik
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playername= Joseph Gryzik
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1927|10|10
cityofbirth =Katowice
countryofbirth =Poland
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position = Halfback
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years = 1949-1965
clubs = Chicago Eagles
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ntupdate =Joseph Gryzik (born
October 10 ,1927 inKatowice ,Poland ) was a U.S.soccer halfback who spent his entire career with the Chicago Eagles of theNational Soccer League of Chicago . He is a member of theNational Soccer Hall of Fame .Gryzik emigrated to the United States in 1949, settling in
Chicago, Illinois . When he arrived, he joined the Polish American Athletic Club of theNational Soccer League of Chicago . In 1950, the team was renamed the Chicago Eagles. Gryzik and his team mates won fivePeel Cup titles (1950, 1954, 1955, 1957 and 1963). Gryzik holds the Peel Cup single game scoring record with eight goals. In 1955, the Eagles went to theNational Amateur Cup finals where they fell to the Pittsburgh Heidelberg Tornados. Gryzik retired in 1965, having spent his entire career with the Eagles, after suffing a career ending injury.Gryzik was a member of the U.S. soccer team at the 1963 Pan American Games. He was also selected to the U.S. team which did not qualify for the
1964 Summer Olympics .External links
* [http://www.soccerhall.org/famers/joseph_gryzik.htm National Soccer Hall of Fame]
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