Robert Craddock
{{Short description|American soccer player (1923–2003)}}
{{about||the American politician|Robert G. Craddock}}
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{{Use American English|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name= Bob Craddock
| fullname = Robert W. Craddock
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1923|9|5}}
| birth_place = Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
| death_date = {{death date and age|2003|3|28|1923|9|5}}
| death_place = Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States
| height =
| position = Forward
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 =
| clubs1 = Castle Shannon
| clubs2 = Harmarville Hurricanes
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| nationalyears1 = 1954
| nationalteam1 = United States
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
Robert "Bob" W. Craddock (September 5, 1923 – March 28, 2003) was an American soccer player who was a member of the U.S. team at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He earned one cap in 1954.
Club career
Craddock spent his playing career in Pennsylvania with two teams, Castle Shannon and Harmarville. He was with Harmarville when selected for the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Harmarville lost both the 1950 and 1952 National Amateur Cup[http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/natamateur.html] and the 1954 and 1956 National Challenge Cups.
National team
While Craddock was selected to the U.S. roster for the 1950 FIFA World Cup, he earned his only cap with the national team in a 3–0 win over Haiti on April 4, 1954.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/usa-intres-det69.html]
Craddock was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1997.{{Cite web |title=Robert Craddock - 1997 Inductee {{!}} National Soccer Hall of Fame |url=http://www.nationalsoccerhof.com/players/robert-craddock.html |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=Robert Craddock - 1997 Inductee {{!}} National Soccer Hall of Fame |language=en}} His father Robert B. Craddock is also a member of the Hall of Fame.
References
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External links
- [https://www.nationalsoccerhof.com/players/robert-craddock.html National Soccer Hall of Fame profile]
{{United States Squad 1950 World Cup}}
{{National Soccer Hall of Fame members}}
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Category:American men's soccer players
Category:American people of Welsh descent
Category:Castle Shannon SC players
Category:Harmarville Hurricanes players
Category:National Soccer Hall of Fame members
Category:Soccer players from Pittsburgh
Category:United States men's international soccer players
Category:1950 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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