| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frank J. Vaughan | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1902-02-18)February 18, 1902 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | July 9, 1959(1959-07-09) (aged 57) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft9+3⁄4 in (1.77 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Full back | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| Ben Millers | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Frank J."Frankie" Vaughan(also spelled Vaughn)[1] (February 18, 1902 – July 9, 1959) was an Americansoccerfull back. He spent his entire career in St. Louis with theBen Millers and was on theUnited States national team roster in the1930 FIFA World Cup. He is a member of theNational Soccer Hall of Fame.
Vaughan was born in St. Louis and spent his professional career with theBen Millers in theSt. Louis Soccer League during the 1920s and 1930s. However, he is not listed on the team's roster for either its 1920National Challenge Cup championship or when it finished as runner-up in the 1926 edition.[2] In 1920, he was part of a St. Louis All Star team which toured Scandinavia.[1]
In 1930, Vaughan was called into theUnited States national team for the1930 FIFA World Cup. While he did not play in any of the tournament's 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 domestic league teams and did not count as full international caps.[3] As a result, Vaughan never officially played for the United States.
Vaughan died in his home city of St. Louis and was inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame in 1972[4] and theNational Soccer Hall of Fame in 1986.[5]
 | ||
  | This biographical article related to association football in the United States, about a defender born in the 1900s, is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |
