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HPF Speaker Series: Pullman and the Global Game
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Step back in time to 1883, when one of the earliest documented Association Football (or "soccer," as we call it in the USA) matches in Chicago was played between the city’s Wanderers and a team from Pullman. Soccer flourished in the Pullman community, with its men’s team dominating the Illinois state championships, winning 9 of 15 titles between 1912 and 1926. But the story of soccer in Pullman goes far beyond the men’s team. From the girls’ soccer team—immortalized in photographs from the Chicago History Museum—to the broader community that embraced the sport, Pullman was a hub of athletic and cultural activity.
Join the Historic Pullman Foundation for an engaging exploration of how Pullman’s vibrant soccer scene shaped its legacy and contributed to the broader story of the sport in America.
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