In 1954, he played for the Armed Forces soccer team in Cincinnati. At the time soccer was not a truly professional sport in the U.S. so when Zerhusen left the Army, he remained an amateur with the Cincinnati Kolping Soccer Club.
In 1954, Zerhusen played for the Armed Forces soccer team in Cincinnati. Given that professional soccer was not yet widespread in the U.S. at that time, after leaving the Army, Zerhusen remained an amateur and joined the Cincinnati Kolping Soccer Club.