Frank J. "Frankie" Vaughn ''(also spelled Vaughan)''
(February 18, 1902 – July 9, 1959) was a U.S.
soccer goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...
and
full back. He spent his entire career in St. Louis with the
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 ...
, was on the U.S. roster for the
1930 FIFA World Cup and is a member of the
National Soccer Hall of Fame.
Professional career
Vaughn was born in
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...
, and spent his professional career with
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 ...
in the
St. Louis Soccer League during the 1920s and 1930s. However, he is not listed on the team's roster for either its 1920
National Challenge Cup championship or when it finished as runner-up in the 1926 National Cup. In 1920, he was part of a St. Louis All Star team which toured Scandinavia.
National team
In 1920, Vaughn was called into the
U.S. national team for the
1930 FIFA World Cup. While he did not play in any of the cup games, he did play in several exhibition matches during the U.S. team's tour of South America following its elimination. These games were against club and regional, not national, teams so they do not count as full internationals. As a result, Vaughn never officially played for the U.S.
Vaughn died in his home city of St. Louis. He was inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame in 1972 and the
National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1986.
References
External links
National Soccer Hall of Fame profile
1902 births
1930 FIFA World Cup players
1959 deaths
American men's soccer players
St. Louis Soccer League players
Ben Millers players
National Soccer Hall of Fame members
Soccer players from St. Louis
Men's association football defenders
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