Dave Huson is a retired

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from

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who played professionally in the

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and Major Indoor Soccer League. In 1979, Huson signed with the

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of the

. In 1980, the Surf sent Huson to the

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. At the end of the season,

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purchased the Rogues and moved them to Calgary renaming the team the

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. Huson then played the 1980–81 NASL indoor season with the Boomers before being traded to the

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. On 20 March 1982, the Sting traded Huson,

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and a 1983 third-round draft pick to the

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in exchange for

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. He was back in Chicago for the 1983 season and would remain there until he was released by the team in May 1985. He then moved to the

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of the

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. In February 1986, Huson took over as head coach of the Shoccers. In the fall of 1986, he returned to the Sting as head of community relations. In 1999, he became the head coach of the

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of the

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. He also coached the Deerfield High School boys' soccer team. He was inducted into the Illinois State Soccer Hall of Fame in 2002.Illinois Soccer Hall of Fame

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