soccer team, which finished 0–4 at the 1963 Pan American Games. Oliver later recounted how he suffered his worst head injury at the competition, which necessitated eight stitches. Later life In his later life, Oliver also became an USSF 'A' license coach and referee, and regularly trained new coaches in the Washington, DC area. He also continued to play soccer until he was sixty. After his playing career ended, he completed postgraduate studies at the University of Maryland and was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy by the University of Chicago. He went on to work for the National Endowment for the Humanities, establishing local programs in all American states and territories. After a decade in that role, he started his personal public policy consulting firm – Oliver Associates – which promoted study circles in public education programs and guided trade union leaders. His work in the former area led him to author the book Study Circles: Coming Together for Personal Growth and Social Change (1987), as well as co-found the organization Everyday Democracy. Oliver was inducted into his alma mater's hall of fame in 1981. He was subsequently enshrined in the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1996, the Philadelphia Old Timers Hall of Fame in 1998 and the Virginia-DC Soccer Hall of Fame in 2001. He announced in 2016 that he was going to donate his brain after his death towards concussion research. Personal life Oliver was married to Eleanor Wahlbrinck for 60 years until his death. He proposed to her in 1961, after an away game against the Newark Portuguese in which she was the sole traveling fan. Together, they had two children: Erika and Britt-Karin. Oliver died on July 24, 2022, in Washington, D.C., aged 88, and suffered a stroke prior to his death. References External links National Soccer Hall of Fame American soccer didn't start with Pele by Len Oliver 1933 births 2022 deaths American soccer coaches American soccer players American soccer referees American Soccer League (1933–1983) players American people of Scottish descent Baltimore Pompei players Lighthouse Boys Club players Ludlow Lusitano players National Soccer Hall of Fame members Philadelphia Nationals players Temple Owls men's soccer players Uhrik Truckers players Soccer players from Philadelphia Association football defenders Footballers at the 1963 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for the United States American twins