On This Day, World Cup History
On this day, July 17th 1930, Fall River native Bert Patenaude scored the first hattrick in World Cup history.
Patenaude along with Marksmen teammate Billy Gonsalves helped the United States defeat Paraguay 3-0.
For an overview of the 1930 World Cup and Patenaude’s special day, check out SI’s article by Brian Strauss
Patenaude (bottom center w/ball at his feet) & Marksmen teammate Billy Gonsalves (left of Patenaude).