1966-1969 Navy Role Soccer player Years Team Height 1.85 m | 1973 Philadelphia Atoms Name Casey Bahr | |
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Full name Walter Elliot Bahr, Jr. Date of birth (1948-09-20) September 20, 1948 (age 67) Place of birth Mount Holly, New Jersey, United States | ||
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.
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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 others say seventeen. In 1978, he signed with the expansion Philadelphia Fever of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). He played nine games with the Fever.
Olympic team
Bahr also played three games for the 1972 U.S. Olympic soccer team in Munich.