Career
He spent over twenty years in the American Soccer League, twice earning league Most Valuable Player recognition. In 1949, he earned four caps with the United States. national team In addition to playing professional soccer, Hynes was a New York City fireman from 1947 to 1975 and served in the United States. Army in World World War World War II Hynes emigrated to the United States from Scotland when he was thirteen years old.
When he arrived in the United States., he entered Curtis High School on Staten Island, New New York
He played on the Curtis soccer team, spending two seasons as the team captain. However, he did not confine himself to high school soccer, but also played for the professional Brooklyn Saint Mary"s Celtic of the American Soccer League (Advanced Systems Limited).
In 1938, Brooklyn went to the National Challenge Cup where the team lost the home and away series to Chicago Sparta, 8-0 on aggregate. Hynes came on as a substitute in the game in Chicago.
After the National Cup, Hynes moved to Swedish F.C. which played in the National Soccer League of New New York
They repeated the cup title in 1941, the same year that Hynes moved back to the Advanced Systems Limited where he joined the New York Americans. While Hynes began his career as an amateur, he received a nominal payment for games and in 1939 the president of USSF declared Hynes and fellow Swedish F.C. player, Gene Olaff, to be professionals. Hynes spent only two years with the Americans before joining the United States. Army"s 80th Division during World World War World War II Despite significant wounds received during the Battle of the Bulge, Hynes recovered and rejoined the Americans with whom he played until 1952.
He then signed with Brookhattan, but in 1954, he moved across town to Brooklyn Hakoah.
In 1956, he was named the Advanced Systems Limited Most Valuable Player. He was once again the league Most Valuable Player and second on the league’s scoring list. In 1959, Hynes made one last move, this time to Colombo, an expansion Advanced Systems Limited club in Brooklyn.
Hynes both played and coached Colombo, but the team lasted only the 1959-1960 season before folding. By this time Hynes legs were failing and a fifth operation on his knees led him to retire from playing professionally.
Hynes earned four caps with the United States. 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. The United States. 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.
After retiring from playing, Hynes was both a high school and collegiate referee and coach.
His coaching stints included 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, the soccer great suffered a mini-stroke on Thanksgiving.
He died on August 3, 2013 at the age of 92 in Staten Island, New New York