Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 1988
- Class:
- 1956
The 1954 USF soccer season had been designated as a “rebuilding year” on the Hilltop, but thirty eager, determined Dons proved the prognosticators wrong. Coach Gus Donaghue praised his team’s never-say-die attitude: “The spirit to come from behind was well exemplified in our first game of the year against City College, when we were behind 4-0 and recovered enough to almost win (USF Athletics).”
Though their 56-game winning streak in conference play was snapped by San Francisco City College in that first game – a bitter 5-4 loss - it would be the only defeat of the season, as Coach Donoghue’s troops went 10-0-1 over the final 11 games, and in the process won their seventh straight Northern California Intercollegiate Soccer Conference title.
USF gained revenge against City College - beating the Rams 2-1 in the NCISC Championship game. The Dons then finished off the season with a 3-1 victory in Los Angeles over UCLA to capture the Far West Soccer Championship. Four players were named to the All-Conference team: George Durschlag, Roberto Kellerman, Hector Lamas, and Abe Mordokovics.
Kellerman was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1988 for soccer, along with Robert Braghetta, George Durschlag, and Gus Donaghue.
