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Jacket

Object number2009.103.2

Manufacturer Starter

Date1952-1956

OriginNew Haven, CT

Mediumnylon; cotton; metal

Credit LineGift of John Prucnal

DescriptionWhite long-sleeved jacket.DimensionsHeight x Width (Width at shoulders): 27 × 20.5 in. (68.6 × 52.1 cm)
Length (of sleeves): 23.5 in. (59.7 cm)
InscriptionsEmbroidered over proper left breast in red, "LAV".

Over proper left breast are three letter patches, red and white, "USA".

Back: red embroidery, "HARMARVILLE / HURRICANES / 1952-1956 / U.S. CHAMPS".
MarksCloth tag in collar has embroidered text "S [star] / STARTER / NEW HAVEN, CT."

Metal charm on zipper, "S [star]".

Embroidered white and blue patch on proper left sleeve, "S [star]".
Historical NotesHarmarville Hurricanes championship jacket. John F. Prucnal played for the Harmarville Hurricanes from 1946 to 1958. The Hurricanes were a popular local soccer team who played for crowds of 10,000 on Sunday games and were part of the United States Soccer Football Association. The team toured the country and world playing soccer starting in 1946. They won the U.S. National Open soccer championship in 1952 and 1956. The late 1940s and early 1950s were a time period when Pittsburgh soccer teams dominated the national soccer scene.

Related institution Harmarville Hurricanes Soccer Club

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