Hal Partenheimer (born May 12, 1956) is a retired American

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who spent one season in the

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and two in the Major Indoor Soccer League. The son of Stan Partenheimer, and grandson of Steve Partenheimer, Hal Partenheimer graduated from

Sewickley Academy Sewickley Academy is a private, independent, coeducation, college-preparatory academy located in Sewickley, Pennsylvania in the United States. The Academy educates 594 students, from pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade. It is a member of the Nation ...

in 1974. He is a member of the Sewickley Athletic Hall of Fame. Partenheimer attended

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where he played on the men's soccer team. In 1979, he signed with the Detroit Express of the

, but saw no first team time during the outdoor season. He played three games during the 1979-1980 indoor season before being sent to the Pittsburgh Spirit for cash. He finished the season with the Spirit, then spent a year not playing soccer after the Spirit went into hiatus. In the fall of 1981, he was among the first players re-signed by the Spirit when they resumed operations.Partenheimer has the Spirit again
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of the American Soccer League.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Partenheimer, Hal 1957 births Living people People from Latrobe, Pennsylvania Sportspeople from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Soccer players from Pennsylvania American men's soccer players American Soccer League (1933–1983) players Detroit Express players James Madison Dukes men's soccer players Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players Pennsylvania Stoners players Pittsburgh Spirit players Sewickley Academy alumni Men's association football defenders 20th-century American sportsmen