Larry Surock

Larry Surock (November 9, 1930 – September 26, 2007) was an American soccer player who was a member of the United States 1952 Olympic Soccer Team.

Larry Surock
Personal information
Full name Lawrence Carmen Surock
Date of birth (1930-11-09)November 9, 1930
Place of birth Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Date of death September 26, 2007(2007-09-26) (aged 76)
Place of death Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position(s) Forward
Youth career
1952–1953 University of Baltimore
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1957 Baltimore Rockets
1958– Pompei S.C.
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Surock graduated from Patterson High School where he was a four-time All Metro soccer player. In 1949, he was a member of the New York Giants baseball farm team in 1949. Surock attended the University of Baltimore where he was a 1952 All American. That year, he was called into the U.S. Olympic team for the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.[1] In 1954, Surock turned professional with the Baltimore Rockets of the American Soccer League. He continued to attend night school to complete his degree and also served in the Korean War. In 1957, the Rockets were renamed Baltimore Pompeii. In 1958, Pompeii lost in overtime to the Los Angeles Kickers in the championship game of the 1958 National Challenge Cup. In 1960, Pompeii withdrew from the ASL and continued as an amateur club.

In 1991, Surock was inducted into the Maryland Soccer Hall of Fame.[2] In 2004, he was made a member of the University of Baltimore Athletic Hall of Fame.[3]

References
  1. Litterer, Dave (2005-03-24). "The Year in American Soccer – 1952". Archived from the original on 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-01-17.
  2. "Maryland Soccer Hall of Fame". Old Timers Soccer Association of Maryland. Archived from the original on 2008-09-22. Retrieved 2008-01-17.
  3. Kercheval, Nancy (2004-04-30). "U of Baltimore remembers its athletes, coaches who excelled". The Baltimore Daily Record. Retrieved 2008-01-17.
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