Paul “Doots” Danilo (July 5, 1919 – September 2, 2013) was an American

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who played most of his career with amateur teams in western Pennsylvania. He scored the winning goal in the

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and later served as a coach and administrator on both the local and national levels. Danilo is a member of the

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Player

In 1937, Danilo joined the Morgan Soccer Club which competed in the Keystone League. At the time, western Pennsylvania was one of the dominant regions in U.S. soccer. Danilo jumped to Heidelberg later in 1937 for a single season before returning to Morgan in 1939. In 1940, he scored the winning goal as Morgan won the

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final. In 1946, he signed with the Pittsburgh Indians of the

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, winning the 1947 league title. He returned to Morgan the next season and retired from playing in 1952.

Coach and administrator

Danilo became the head coach for Morgan in 1953, a position he held for four seasons. He also served as secretary and then president of the West Penn Soccer Association and was the Commissioner of both the National Challenge Cup and National Amateur Cup. Danilo was inducted into the

in 1997. He is the son in-law of Daniel Zampini, also a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

References

External links

National Soccer Hall of Fame profile
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Team photo of Morgan after 1940 Amateur Cup
{{DEFAULTSORT:Danilo, Paul 1919 births 2013 deaths People from South Fayette Township, Pennsylvania Sportspeople from Allegheny County, Pennsylvania American men's soccer players Morgan Strasser players North American Soccer Football League players Pittsburgh Indians players National Soccer Hall of Fame members Soccer players from Pennsylvania Men's association football forwards 20th-century American sportsmen