Mr. Hermann Oskar Paul Neumann
1902 - 1974
Inducted 1997
AC Germania
Born December 15, 1902 in Berlin, Prussia (Germany). As a young boy, Hermann grew up playing soccer in Germany. He immigrated to the United States in 1929. He joined a newly formed team, A.C. Germania, where he continued to play for the next 40 years. He served as the club's president for most of those years. In the mid 1950's Hermann and Arthur Zander were the founders of the Utah High School Soccer Association. It was a great thrill for him when West High School, which included his son Dennis, won the 1965 State Championship under his direction. In 1969 he was honored by the Deseret News when they named him "Mr. Soccer" for all his efforts to develop soccer within the State of Utah. He was relentless in the promotion of soccer, especially when it concerned the youth. Every year the Utah Soccer Association continues to honor Hermann with the playing of the Neumann Challenge Cup.
