Education
Strimel graduated from Cecil High School where he played soccer, basketball and baseball.
Strimel graduated from Cecil High School where he played soccer, basketball and baseball.
He also earned two caps with the United States. national team that year. He then went to work in the coal mines before being drafted into the Army during World World War World War II In the late 1930s and early 1940s, Strimel played for Morgan Strasser. He also played for Pittsburgh Beadling
In 1948, Strimel was selected for the United States. soccer team at the Summer Olympics.
He played in the 9-0 loss to Italy in the first round of the Olympics, which eliminated the United States. from the tournament.
Following the Olympics, the United States. played two full internationals, an 11-0 loss to Norway, followed by a 5-0 loss to Northern Ireland on August 11, 1948. At the time he was selected for the Olympic team, he was playing for the Curry Veterans of Curry, Pennsylvania.
Curry was a top amateur team, losing the 1948 National Amateur Cup to Fall River Ponta Delgada. He was also a successful minor league baseball player for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
In 2009, Strimel was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.