Atlanta Datagraphic was an amateur U.S.

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club sponsored by the Datagraphic firm of Atlanta, Georgia. It won the 1979 National Amateur Cup.

History

In 1979, George D. Baker, president of Datagraphic, a printing firm located in Atlanta, Georgia, founded a men’s amateur soccer team. The team rapidly proved itself as one nation’s top amateur clubs as it took the 1979 National Amateur Cup. Over the years, the club expanded to include youth, women’s and over-30 teams. By the mid-1980s, the club had over thirty teams. In 1986, the senior team was coached by David Chadwick. In 1992, it fielded a semi-professional club, the

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in the USISL. Datagraphic played in the

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during the 1980s.

Coaches

* Tim Hankinson 1984 * David Chadwick 1986 *

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1991 * Daniel "Danny" Hay 1982

Honors

National Amateur Cup * Winner (1) – 1979 * Runner Up (2) – 1980, 1987 * 3rd in nation Under 19 – 1982

References

{{Reflist Atlanta Silverbacks Soccer clubs in Atlanta Defunct soccer clubs in Georgia (U.S. state) Association football clubs established in 1979 1979 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)