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Bahr None: To soccer fans, Walter Bahr...

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Bahr None: To soccer fans, Walter Bahr is best known for his assist on the goal that beat England, 1-0, during the 1950 World Cup, one of the biggest upsets in soccer history. But to most Americans, he’s simply the father of two pro football placekickers--Chris and Matt Bahr.

“You almost had to drag it out of him,” says Matt, 32, about his father’s exploits. “Oneof the ways we found out about it was when we would eavesdrop when he would talk reporters.”

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