About Alexander Wood
- Member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame, Inducted 1986
- Starting for the United States in the 1930 World Cup in Uruguay – the first World Cup ever held
- Played professionally in the US for Chicago, Detroit and Brooklyn
- Played in Europe with Leicester City FC and Nottingham Forest
- Created the first city / town Youth Soccer League in Indiana – Portage Parks Department
- Helped create the Northwest Indiana Soccer League (NWISL) in 1970