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A tall centre forward, Hughes scored twice in Canada's first-ever competitive international match in FIFA World Cup qualifying play in 1957 — a 5-1 win over the U.S. at Toronto's Varsity Stadium.
Hughes won the Canadian soccer championship in 1956 with Vancouver Hale-Co FC and in 1965 with Vancouver Firefighters FC. He was MVP and top scorer in 1965, scoring seven goals across three matches. Hughes was best known for his time with Firefighters FC, where he won five of his joint-record seven Pacific Coast League championships .
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