Professional
Looby played forward both professionally and for the U.S. national team. In the fall of 1949, he played for Dohle's of the St. Louis Major League. In January 1950, the team was briefly renamed Selby's before becoming Lenneman's as the team's sponsorship changed. In April 1950, Looby signed with Zenthoefer Furs in the St. Louis Municipal League. In the fall of 1950, he joined the St. Louis Raiders which won the National Amateur Cup in 1952. After that victory, Tom Kutis, owner of the Kutis Funeral Home, began to sponsor the team. Looby played the next 2 seasons with the Grapette Soccer team, rejoining the team, now known as St. Louis Kutis in 1954 where he played until 1970. In 1954, he led the Municipal League in scoring. Looby played in Kutis’ six consecutive National Amateur Cup championships (1956–1961). He also scored goals in both games of the 1957 National Challenge Cup championship over New York Hakoah. In 1958, the U.S. Soccer Football Association used the Kutis team as the U.S. national team in two world cup qualifying games against Canada. Another memorable event for Looby as a Kutis team member took place on May 5, 1955, when Kutis defeated 1. FC Nürnberg, 3–2. The Nürnberg team featured four players from the 1954 West German World Cup championship team.National team
In 1954 Looby became a member of the US National Team. In 1956, he played for the U.S. Olympic team at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He also played in several games in the US team's tour of the Orient leading up to the Olympic games in Australia. Looby earned eight caps with the senior national team, scoring six goals. He earned his first cap and scored his first goal for the US in a 1954 World Cup qualifier againstReferences
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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Looby, Bill 1931 births 1998 deaths American soccer players Men's association football forwards Footballers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1959 Pan American Games National Soccer Hall of Fame members Olympic soccer players for the United States Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in football Soccer players from St. Louis St. Louis Kutis S.C. players United States men's international soccer players Zenthoefer Furs players Medalists at the 1959 Pan American Games