Blue White Illustrated

August 2018

Penn State Sports Magazine

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Walter Bahr, former head coach of the Penn State men's soccer team and the last surviving member of the U.S. national team that pulled o; one of the greatest upsets in World Cup history, died June 18 in Boalsburg, Pa. He was 91. Bahr was head coach of the men's soccer program from 1974-87, guiding the Nittany Lions to 12 NCAA tournament appear- ances in his 14 seasons at the helm. The 1979 squad advanced to the NCAA semi:nals. He compiled a 185- 66-22 career record, which at the time made him the winningest coach in the program's history. Bahr remains the Nit- tany Lions' second-winningest coach. Bahr's contributions to soccer at Penn State and on the national level were rec- ognized when he was named the 1986 recipient of the National Soccer Coaches Honor Award. He was inducted into the National Soccer Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1995. "It's a very sad day for the Penn State men's soccer family," Nittany Lion men's soccer coach Je; Cook said. "Our deep- est sympathies go out to the Bahr family and to the thousands of people who have been impacted by Walter during his in- credible career. He was a true United States soccer legend." In 1979, Bahr was named national and regional Coach of the Year a

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