Gene Klein to be Inducted into Hounds Hall of Fame
September 2, 2022 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC News Release
Former Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC coach, general manager and television broadcaster Gene Klein
(Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC)
PITTSBURGH - Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC will hold a special ceremony to induct former Hounds coach, general manager and television broadcaster Gene Klein to the Riverhounds Hall of Fame at halftime of the Hounds' home game Saturday, Sept. 10 against Louisville City FC at Highmark Stadium.
Klein will become the sixth member of the team's Hall of Fame and the first to be inducted after the original class was named in 2019. The ceremony will be the highlight of the team's Throwback Night promotion, and many of Klein's former players from the Hounds will be in attendance for the induction.
Scheduled to introduce Klein for induction are Justin Evans, the Hounds Hall of Famer who played under Klein and was his successor as head coach, and Paul Child, the former Pittsburgh Spirit star and Klein's longtime colleague as a coach and broadcaster.
Media outlets seeking credentials to cover the match and induction ceremony should contact media@riverhounds.com or call Riverhounds SC Director of Communications Matt Grubba at 412-325-7229.
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