SOCCER PLAYER

Walter Bahr

1927 - 2018

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Walter Alfred Bahr (April 1, 1927 – June 18, 2018) was an American professional soccer player, considered one of the greatest ever in the United States. He was the long-time captain of the U.S. men's national team and played in the 1950 FIFA World Cup when the U.S. defeated England 1–0. Bahr's three sons Casey, Chris, and Matt, all played professional soccer in the defunct North American Soccer League. Casey and Chris also played for the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walter Bahr has received more than 132,869 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Bahr is the 4,887th most popular soccer player (up from 5,449th in 2019), the 9,861st most popular biography from United States (up from 11,614th in 2019) and the 15th most popular American Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 130k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Walter Bahr ranks 4,887 out of 21,273. Before him are Jan Möller, Momčilo Vukotić, César Cueto, Silverio Izaguirre, Yahiro Kazama, and Pavel Vrba. After him are René Ferrier, Christian Wörns, Comunardo Niccolai, Cris, Gordon Hodgson, and Takayoshi Yamano.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Walter Bahr ranks 419. Before him are Tatyana Zaslavskaya, W. S. Merwin, Johnnie Ray, Red Mitchell, Parkash Singh Badal, and Michael Constantine. After him are Gábor Benedek, John Rhodes, Elio Morille, Anjali Devi, Howard Zieff, and Peter Matthiessen. Among people deceased in 2018, Walter Bahr ranks 459. Before him are Mort Walker, Asma Jahangir, Peter G. Peterson, Emiliano Mondonico, Soslan Andiyev, and XXXTentacion. After him are Bud Luckey, Paolo Ferrari, Jiichiro Date, Gennadi Gagulia, John Perry Barlow, and Rim Banna.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Walter Bahr ranks 9,861 out of 20,380. Before him are Nella Larsen (1891), Richard Rush (1780), Pamela Bellwood (1951), Harvey Kurtzman (1924), Neal Morse (1960), and Anna J. Cooper (1858). After him are Aldo Donelli (1907), Anna J. Harrison (1912), Alison Brie (1982), Elihu B. Washburne (1816), Dick Cavett (1936), and Sylvia Robinson (1935).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United States

Among soccer players born in United States, Walter Bahr ranks 15. Before him are Christian Pulisic (1998), Tom Florie (1897), Brad Friedel (1971), Alex Morgan (1989), Tim Howard (1979), and Cobi Jones (1970). After him are Giuseppe Rossi (1987), Alexi Lalas (1970), James Gentle (1904), Claudio Reyna (1973), Clint Dempsey (1983), and Timothy Weah (2000).

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