Kurt Lamm (March 10, 1919 – July 1, 1987) was a German-born American soccer player, coach, manager, and administrator. ^{[1] [2]}

Early and family life

Lamm was Jewish, and was born in Salmünster, Germany. ^[1] He came to the United States in 1936, at the age of 17. ^{[3] [4] [5]} He was married to Doris Lamm, and had three children. ^[2]

Soccer career

Lamm served as a soccer player, coach, and manager in the American Soccer League for 43 years. ^[1]

Player

Lamm began playing soccer as a goalkeeper, but was primarily a fullback- forward for 29 years (20 years as an amateur) with Fussball Club Schmalnau ( Rhoen) and F.C. Borussia Fulda in Germany, and Prospect Unity, New York Americans, S.C. Eintracht, and F.C. Hakoah in the United States. ^{[1] [4] [5]} His Eintracht team of the German-American Soccer League won the 1944 National Amateur Cup Championship. ^[1]

Coach and manager

During his 14 years as a coach, Lamm’s New York Hakoah team won three successive American Soccer League Championships, from 1955 to 1958. ^{[1] [4] [5] [6]} He was named ASL’s Manager of the Year for the 1957–58 and 1962–63 seasons. ^{[1] [4] [5] [7]}

Administrator

He served as the ASL's administrative director, vice president, and president from 1962 to 1967. ^[1] He was general secretary of the United States Soccer Federation from 1971 to 1987. ^{[1] [2] [4] [5]}

Honors

Lamm was inducted into the U.S. National Soccer Federation Hall of Fame in 1979. ^[1] He was inducted into the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football Hall of Fame in 1994, and the United States Adult Soccer Association Hall of Fame in 1999. ^{[8] [9]}

He also received the Pillar of Achievement Award from the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. ^[1]

The USASA Men's Amateur Cup is named in his honor. ^{[4] [5]}

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