| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walter Elliot Bahr Jr. | ||
| Date of birth | (1948-09-20)September 20, 1948 (age 76) | ||
| Place of birth | Mount Holly, New Jersey,United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft8+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 | |||
Walter "Casey" Bahr (born September 20, 1948) is a U.S.soccerdefender who played one season in theNorth American Soccer League and one in theMajor Indoor Soccer League. He was a member of the U.S. soccer team at the1972 Summer Olympics. He now coaches at Sussex Academy High School.
Bahr, the son ofNational Soccer Hall of Fame memberWalter Bahr, attended theUnited States Naval Academy, playing soccer for the midshipmen. He was a 1968 and 1969 honorable mention (third team)All America. He graduated from Annapolis in 1970 and served three years in theU.S. Navy.
In 1973,Al Miller, head coach of the expansionPhiladelphia Atoms of theNorth American Soccer League signed Bahr. According to some sources, Bahr played only three games[1] others say seventeen.[2] In 1978, he signed with the expansionPhiladelphia Fever of theMajor Indoor Soccer League (MISL). He played nine games with the Fever.[3]
A resident ofToms River, New Jersey serving with the Navy's Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron, Bahr was part of the U.S. team that defeated theJamaica national team to make it to the Olympics for the first time since the 1956 games.[4] Bahr played three games for the1972 U.S. Olympic soccer team inMunich.[5]
