folding. Despite being a first year team, Colombo won the ASL championship. By this time Hynes legs were failing and a fifth operation on his knees led him to retire from playing professionally. National team Hynes earned four caps with the U.S. national team when he was selected for the squad which competed in the 1949 NAFC Championship. That year, the cup was used as the North American regional qualification tournament for the 1950 FIFA World Cup. The U.S. finished second out of the three teams and qualified for the World Cup finals. However, Hynes was not selected for the finals team after the New York Times published remarks Hynes had made criticizing USSF's player selection process. Post-playing career After retiring from playing, Hynes was both a high school and collegiate referee and coach. His coaching stints included: St. Charles Parish S.I. Youth Soccer 1980, Monsignor Farrell High School S.I. Varsity Soccer coach 1982-1985, Wagner College. He also coached his old National Soccer League of New York team, Swedish F.C. In 1977, Hynes was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame. In 1997, the Eastern New York State Soccer Association inducted Hynes into its Hall of Fame. In 2001, Hynes suffered a mini-stroke on Thanksgiving. He died on August 3, 2013 at the age of 92 in Staten Island, New York. See also List of United States men's international soccer players born outside the United States References External links National Soccer Hall of Fame bio 1920 births 2013 deaths Scottish emigrants to the United States United States men's international soccer players National Soccer League of New York players American Soccer League (1933–1983) players Brooklyn St. Mary's Celtic players New York Americans (soccer) (1933–1956) players New York Brookhattan players Brooklyn Hakoah players Colombo players American soccer coaches American soccer referees People from Lochgelly Sportspeople from Staten Island Soccer players from New York City Curtis High School alumni United States Army personnel of World War II American soccer players National Soccer Hall of Fame members Player-coaches Association football outside forwards Footballers from Fife