Bill Sautter is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League, American Soccer League and

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Family

Bill Sautter Sr. has three children. His oldest son is named H. Sautter Jr. His only daughter is named Katherine Emma Sautter,. His youngest son is named Jimmy Sautter.

Soccer

Youth

In 1974, Sautter graduated from

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where he was a 1973 All State soccer player. He was inducted into the Abington High School Hall of Fame in 1992. He then attended

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where he played on the men's soccer team from 1974 to 1977. He was a 1975 Honorable Mention (third team) and a 1976 and 1977 Second Team All American.

Professional

In 1978, he turned professional with the Tulsa Roughnecks of the North American Soccer League. He set a league record by scoring three goals in his first four shots on goal. In the fall of 1979, he moved to the

Los Angeles Aztecs The Los Angeles Aztecs was an American professional soccer team based in Los Angeles, California that existed from 1974 to 1981. The Aztecs competed in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1974 to 1981 as well as the 1975 NASL Indoor tourn ...

for the 1979–1980 NASL indoor season. In the spring of 1980, he moved to the San Jose Earthquakes, but was released early in the 1981 season. He then signed with the

Pennsylvania Stoners The Pennsylvania Stoners were an American soccer team based in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2007, the team played in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, ...

of the American Soccer League. In 1982, he joined the

Oklahoma City Slickers The Oklahoma City Slickers was the name given to two different American soccer clubs based in Oklahoma City. The first team competed in the second American Soccer League in 1982 and 1983, and as the Oklahoma City Stampede in the United Soccer Le ...

of the American Soccer League. In July 1983, the league indefinitely suspended him after he assaulted a referee who had just ejected him from a game against the

. In 1984, he played for the

Oklahoma City Stampede The Oklahoma City Slickers was the name given to two different American soccer clubs based in Oklahoma City. The first team competed in the second American Soccer League in 1982 and 1983, and as the Oklahoma City Stampede in the United Soccer Lea ...

in the

. In 1985, he played for the

Tulsa Tornados The Tulsa Tornados were a professional soccer team from Tulsa, Oklahoma. They played for one season (1985) in the USL. The 1985 season only lasted six games as the league folded halfway through. Established by David Fraser during the spring of 19 ...

Golf

Sautter began playing golf when he was 30. He now is the golf instructor at the Philadelphia Cricket Club and has played in a few Champions Tour events.

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