Irv Schmid impact on soccer Springfield College (October 27, 1974)
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This document is a copy of a newspaper article from the New York Times titled Springfield's Schmid Trained At Least 110 Soccer Coaches from October 27, 1974 written by Alex Yannis. There is an image of Schmid in the middle of the article. It states the impact Schmid had on Springfield College and the soccer community as well as his sons impact as soccer leaders. Schmid graduated from the college in 1943 with a major in health and physical education and a minor in general science. He was a member of the Springfield College men's soccer team for 4 years and was team Captain during his senior year, the 1942 season. He was also a member of the men's gymnastic team for 4 years and was team Captain during his senior year. He participated in track 1 year and lacrosse 1 year, as well. After graduating, Schmid had a 36 season long coaching career at Springfield. He finished his career with a record of 271 wins, 162 losses, and 50 ties, a winning percentage of .613.
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