Personal information | |||
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Full name | Walter Elliot Bahr Jr. | ||
Date of birth | September 20, 1948 | ||
Place of birth | Mount Holly, New Jersey, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1966–1969 | Navy | ||
Philadelphia United German-Hungarians | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1973 | Philadelphia Atoms | ||
1978–1979 | Philadelphia Fever (indoor) | ||
Philadelphia United German-Hungarians | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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