In the Soccer Hall of Fame
Arnie Mausser
Goalkeeper who played 10 seasons in the North American Soccer League and was the first-choice ’keeper for the U.S. Men’s National Team through most of the NASL era. Mausser played 35 full internationals for the United States between 1975 and 1985, including 11 World Cup qualifiers. He played for seven different NASL teams and was the only American chosen as a first-team NASL all-star in that league’s last nine seasons. Inducted in 2003.
Willy Schaller
Defender who represented the United States in the 1952 Olympic Games in Finland and the 1959 Pan-American Games in Chicago, where the United States achieved a surprise third place. Schaller, who was born in Germany and came to America as a child, played most of his career in the German-American Soccer League of New York, particularly with Blau-Weiss Gottschee, and appeared in many GASL selections against touring foreign teams. Inducted in 1995.
Michael Windischmann
Defender who was captain of the United States team in the 1990 World Cup in Italy. Windischmann played 51 full internationals for the United States between 1984 and 1990. In addition to the three games at the 1990 World Cup, those caps included 13 World Cup qualifiers in 1985, 1988 and 1989. He was captain of the team that beat Trinidad in a crucial 1989 qualifier. Windischmann played most of his club career for the Brooklyn Italians of New York’s Cosmopolitan League. Inducted in 2004.