Arthur Rudd Explained

Art Rudd
Fullname:Arthur George Rudd
Birth Date:22 October 1890
Birth Place:Widnes, England
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
Position:Fullback
Years1:1924–1925
Years2:1925–1926
Clubs2:Philadelphia Field Club
Caps1:18
Caps2:19
Goals1:0
Goals2:0
Nationalyears1:1924
Nationalteam1:United States
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0

Art Rudd (October 22, 1890 – April 14, 1968) was an American soccer defender who earned two caps with the U.S. national team, including one at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[2]

National team

Rudd's first caps came at the 1924 Summer Olympics when he played in the U.S. first round win over Estonia. Following its elimination from the Olympics, the U.S. played two exhibition games. Rudd played in the second, a 3–1 loss to Ireland.[3]

Professional

Rudd also spent two seasons in the American Soccer League. He played eighteen games with Fleisher Yarn in 1924-1925 and another nineteen games with Philadelphia Field Club during the 1925–1926 season.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: VIII. Olympiad Paris 1924 Football Tournament. Stokkermans. Karel. 2022. RSSSF. 15 May 2022.
  2. Web site: Arthur Rudd . Olympedia . 22 August 2021.
  3. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/usa-intres-det69.html U.S. Soccer History - 1969
  4. Book: Jose, Colin . American Soccer League, 1921-1931 . Hardback . The Scarecrow Press . 1998 . 0-8108-3429-4 . .