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1975 Tampa Bay Rowdies Indoor Season
The 1975 Tampa Bay Rowdies indoor season was the first indoor season of the club's existence. It also marked the first time the expansion Rowdies participated in any North American Soccer League sanctioned competition. Original kit The Rowdies' jersey used during the 1975 indoor season was different than later indoor and outdoor years in that the neckline was merely a cuff rather than the full collar style that became so familiar in all of Tampa Bay's later NASL campaigns. Photographic evidence also indicates that the cuff-style jersey saw limited use during the 1975 outdoor season, but by season's end it disappeared altogether. Club Roster ''*amateur player'' Management and technical staff * George Strawbridge, Jr., owner * Beau Rogers, general manager * Eddie Firmani, head coach * Chas Serednesky, business manager * Francisco Marcos, director of public relations * Alfredo Beronda, equipment manager Honors *NASL Indoor Tournament: Runners up *NASL Indoor, Region 3: Regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–1993)
The Tampa Bay Rowdies were an American professional soccer team based in Tampa, Florida, that competed in the original North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1975 to 1984. They enjoyed broad popular support in the Tampa Bay area until the NASL folded in 1984, after which the team played in various minor indoor and outdoor leagues before finally folding on January 31, 1994. The Rowdies played nearly all of their outdoor home games at Tampa Stadium and nearly all of their indoor games at the Bayfront Center Arena in nearby St. Petersburg, Florida. Although San Diego played indoors until 1996, the Rowdies were the last surviving NASL franchise that played outdoor soccer on a regular basis. NASL: 1975–1984 On June 19, 1974 George Strawbridge and Beau Rogers, IV purchased an expansion franchise in North American Soccer League for the sum of $25,000 and by July 24 they named Eddie Firmani their coach. In October 1974, Alex Pringle becomes the first player to sign with the team. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami Toros
The Miami Toros was a professional soccer team in the North American Soccer League from 1972 to 1976. The club was founded in 1967 as the Washington Darts, and moved to Miami, where they played the 1972 season in the NASL's Southern Division as the Miami Gatos. In 1973, the club rebranded as the Miami Toros. Their home field was at times the Miami Orange Bowl, Tamiami Field and Miami Dade College's North Campus Stadium. After the 1976 season, the team moved to Fort Lauderdale and became known as the Fort Lauderdale Strikers and later moved to Minnesota and became known as the Minnesota Strikers. Prominent players included 1973 league MVP Warren Archibald who was from Point Fortin, the smallest borough in Trinidad and Tobago, and 1975 league MVP Juan Carlos Moramarco who was from Rosario, Argentina. Beginning in 1975, the Toros had a rivalry with the Tampa Bay Rowdies that grew even fiercer after the Toros moved to Ft. Lauderdale and became the Strikers. Year-by-year Hono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Wit
Dennis Wit is a retired American soccer midfielder who spent one season in the American Soccer League and nine in the North American Soccer League. He also earned four caps with the U.S. national team. College Wit attended Loyola College where he played on the men’s soccer team from 1969 to 1972. He finished his career with 53 goals, placing him in second on the college’s all time goals list. Professional In 1973, Wit began his professional career with the Baltimore Bays (1972–73), Baltimore Bays of the American Soccer League. In 1974, he moved up to the Baltimore Comets of the North American Soccer League (NASL). He spent the 1974 and 1975 seasons with the Comets, then moved with the team when it left Baltimore to become the San Diego Jaws. Wit began the 1976 season in San Diego, but was traded to the Tampa Bay Rowdies after fourteen games. He finished the 1976 season in Tampa Bay, then played all of 1977 there before moving back north to the New England Tea Men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hank Kazmierski
Hank Kazmierski is a retired American soccer forward who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and American Soccer League. Kazmierski graduated from Mount Saint Joseph High School in Baltimore, Maryland. He attended the University of Baltimore, playing on the men's soccer team from 1968 to 1971. He graduated in 1972 and is a member of the UB Athletic Hall of Fame. In May 1973, Kazmierski signed with the Baltimore Bays of the American Soccer League. In 1974, he moved to the Baltimore Comets of the North American Soccer League The North American Soccer League may refer to: *North American Soccer League (1968–1984), a former Division I league *North American Soccer League (2011–2017) The North American Soccer League (NASL) was a professional men's soccer league b ..., playing with them through the 1975 season. In 1994, he was inducted into the Maryland Soccer Association Hall of Fame. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Scurti
Paolo "Paul" Scurti was a soccer player who played as a midfielder who spent five seasons in the North American Soccer League. Born in Italy, earned one cap for the United States national team. Professional Scurti moved to the United States with his family when he was eleven. In 1972, he signed with the Baltimore Bays of the American Soccer League. In 1974, he moved to the Baltimore Comets of the North American Soccer League. He played the 1974 and 1975 NASL seasons in Baltimore, and moved along with the team when it became the San Diego Jaws for the 1976 season. He played the 1978 season with the California Surf but played only two games with them. National team Scurti earned his one cap with the national team in a 7–0 loss to Poland on March 26, 1975. He started the game, but was taken off for Pat McBride in the 62nd minute. He also played an unofficial game, a 10–0 loss to Italy on April 2, 1975. In that game, he came off at halftime for Alex Skotarek Alexander Sk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Papadakis
Nick Papadakis (born 6 March 1943) is a former professional soccer player who played in the North American Soccer League. Born in Greece, he earned four caps for the Canadian national side. He is the current CEO of the USL First Division. Playing career Papadakis attended Hartwick College where he is the all-time points leader He was a 1963 and 1966 Honorable Mention (third team) All American. In 1995, he was inducted into the Hartwick Hawks Hall of Fame. In 1968, he signed with the Atlanta Chiefs of the North American Soccer League. In 1973, new ownership renamed the team the Atlanta Apollos. He finished his professional career with the Tampa Bay Rowdies in 1975. Papadakis earned four caps for the Canada national team in 1968, scoring two goals. Administrative career In August 2009, NuRock Soccer Holdings, co-owned by Alec Papadakis and Rob Hoskins, purchased the USL First Division The USL First Division (usually referred to as USL-1) was a professional men's soccer le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farrukh Quraishi
Farrukh Quraishi ( fa, فرخ قریشی, born November 13, 1951, in Masjid-I-Sulaiman, Iran) is a retired Iranian-born English footballer. He spent six seasons in the North American Soccer League playing for the Tampa Bay Rowdies and Calgary Boomers. Since retiring from playing, he has held numerous executive positions in U.S. soccer teams and organizations. Quraishi won the 1974 Hermann Trophy. Most recently he was the President and General Manager of the modern Tampa Bay Rowdies. Playing career Youth Quraishi was born in Iran, but grew up in Slough, near London, England. He went to Burnham Grammar School. In the late 1960s, Francisco Marcos, who later founded the United Soccer Leagues (USL), was an assistant coach at Oneonta State and a fledgling soccer entrepreneur. He had created American International Sports Exchange to coordinate overseas soccer tours for U.S. teams. On one of these trips in 1970, Marcos met Quraishi and convinced him to attend and play soccer at One ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morrie Diane
Morrie is a masculine given name, often a diminutive form (hypocorism) of Morris or Maurice. It may refer to: People *Morrie Aderholt (1915-1955), American Major League Baseball player *Morrie Arnovich (1910–1959), American Major League Baseball player *Morrie Boyle (1910–2002), Australian rugby league player *Morrie Brickman (1917-1994), American cartoonist, creator of the syndicated comic strip ''The Small Society'' *Morrie Church (1922-1981), New Zealand rugby league coach *Morrie Elis (1907-1992), American bridge player * Morrie Ewans (1894–1971), Australian rules footballer *Morrie Goddard (1921-1974), New Zealand rugby union player *Morrie Lanning (born 1944), American politician *Morrie Martin (1922-2010), American Major League Baseball pitcher *Morrie McHugh (1917-2010), New Zealand rugby union player *Morrie Rath (1886–1945), American Major League Baseball player *Morrie or Maurie Robertson (1925-2000), New Zealand rugby league player, captain and coach *Morrie Rysk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leroy DeLeon
Leroy DeLeon is a retired Trinidad and Tobago association football, football Striker (association football), striker who played in the North American Soccer League (1968-1984), North American Soccer League and MISL I, Major Indoor Soccer League. DeLeon graduated from Saint Benedict's College (Trinidad and Tobago), Saint Benedict's College. In 1967, he signed with the New York Generals of the National Professional Soccer League (1967), National Professional Soccer League. In 1968, the NPSL merged with the United Soccer Association to form the North American Soccer League (1968-1984), North American Soccer League. DeLeon and the Generals spent the 1968 season in the NASL. In 1969, DeLeon moved to the Washington Darts, then in the American Soccer League (1933–1983), American Soccer League. He was a 1970 First Team All Star in the NASL. Following the 1971 season, the Darts moved to Miami, Florida and became the Miami Toros, Miami Gatos. DeLeon did not play in the NASL in 1972. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |