Part of the Club, Part of the Team, By Michael Fricker

What was golden about 50 Years of Sport and Soccer in 1972? Was 1997’s 75 Years of Soccer comparable at all to the rarity of a diamond? What is Important About 100 Years of Soccer?

Photo Album: 75 Years Soccer in 1997

We, the United German Hungarians are currently in our 100th season of amateur soccer! Let's look back at the 75 Years of Soccer Celebration from 1997.

Photo Album: 50 Years of Sports & Soccer in 1972

We, the United German Hungarians are currently in our 100th season of amateur soccer! Let's look back at the 50 Years of Sports & Soccer Celebration from 1972:

Behind Our Name: Part V, by Michael Fricker

In part IV, we discussed the various buildings that our club has called home and the names we gave them. Now this month we will finally tell the story of how our club went from the Banater Männerchor to the United German Hungarians of Philadelphia and Vicinity.

Behind Our Name: Part IV, by Michael Fricker

A club is not a building. It is not a field or a stadium. It is not a bar, a dance floor or a grove. A club is a social gathering of people around common feelings, ideas or goals. You, the members are and always were the club. Naturally, a club needs a gathering place and we have had a variety that we have given numerous names.

Behind Our Name: Part III, by Michael Fricker

In Part II, we expanded the definition of German-Hungarians as an ethnic group. With an eloquent passage from Rudy Rack we described the feeling of community these people gathered around in America. Then in 1922, our athletic club formed and in 1930, it took on the familiar name.

Behind Our Name: Part II, by Michael Fricker

Last week we discussed the Banat, the region that was once the home of our founders and many of our members. We ended on a note that after its founding in 1910, the Banater Männerchor became a rendezvous for all German-Hungarians in Philadelphia.