A Soccer Profile of Alphonse “Funzie” Jennette

Alphonse Jennette (third from left-right) and teammates before a game waiting for the kickoff, Starlight Park, Bronx, NY. Photo courtesy of Frank Santamassino

I never knew my father’s cousin even played soccer until a Journalism course in college presented me with an assignment: the interview. So I asked my father – do you want to talk to me about Korea? He suggested that that would be okay, but the person I should really speak to was his cousin, Al Jennette, who played professional soccer in New York during the 1940’s.