Hall of Fame Honoree
Class of 2024
Hans Diettrich’s Bio
- Became a member of the Fort Wayne Sport Club in 1957.
- Played on the 1957 Indiana – Ohio League Championship Team.
- Drafted into the Army 1961.
- Played for the US Army CSIM Team.
- In 1963 he returned home from military service and played on the undefeated 1963, 1965 and 1967 Indiana-Ohio-Kentucky Championship Teams.
- In 1967 he assisted in the construction of the current clubhouse.
- In 1967 he was invited to try out by the Illinois Soccer Association for the United States to play in the Pan-American games in Winnipeg Canada in 1967 and the Olympic Games in Mexico City in 1968. Unfortunately, because of work commitments he had to decline the offers.
- In 1971, 1972, 1975 and 1976 he played on the Fort Wayne Sport Club Championship team.
- He has been a has been an IHSAA Soccer Referee for more than 20 years.
- He is a referee for Travel Soccer and Recreational Soccer.
- He is a referee for Adult Soccer
- It is also important to note that in September of 1996 plans were made to add a fourth German club (The German Heritage Society) to the German fest membership. However, prior to adding the German Heritage Society the German fest Committee decided to distribute the funds to each of original clubs. Because each of the German fest members was a 501(c) (7) organization, meaning they were organized for pleasure, recreation or other nonprofit purposes, the use of the funds had to be restricted to a use that promoted the “social welfare” of the community. The Fort Wayne Sport Club chose to donate their portion of the funds ($52,072.10) to establish the Fort Wayne Sport Club Youth Soccer, as a 501(c) (3) charitable organization and Hans was a member of the Club who helped make that decision.
- Letter of recommendation from:
- Dan Kruse, President Fort Wayne Sport Club
- Rolf D. Anhaeuser, Fort Wayne Sport Club
- Todd Gilpin, Board President, FWSC
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