Harry "Hap" Marre was an early twentieth-century American

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who spent his entire professional career in the

St. Louis Soccer League The St. Louis Soccer League was a professional soccer league in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1915 With four teams drawn from two amateur leagues, it was at the time the country's only pro soccer league. It folded in 1938. History The league ...

. Marre, a native of

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and brother of

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member

John Marre John Marre was an early twentieth century U.S. soccer wing forward, team owner and executive who is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Player Marre, a native of St. Louis, Missouri and brother of Harry “Hap” Marre, may have begun ...

, gained his greatest fame as a member of

Ben Millers Ben Millers was a U.S. soccer club sponsored by the Ben W. Miller Hat Company of St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1913, it entered the St. Louis Soccer League two years later, winning seven league titles and one National Challenge Cup before its d ...

. Most details regarding his career are obscure, but he is listed on the Ben Miller roster as early as 1916. In 1917, he was the captain of Ben Millers. In 1918, he joined the United States Navy during

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, playing for the Navy's soccer team. After the war, he returned to Ben Millers going to the 1920 National Challenge Cup final with them. In that game, he scored a goal in the

’ 2–1 victory over Fore River. Marre was inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame in 1973.

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