Richard Hall (born 3 July 1945) is a former professional

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who played as a defender. He played seven seasons with the

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in the

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. Born in England, he earned four

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with the

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between 1973 and 1975. He later coached high school boys soccer in Dallas, Texas.

Club career

In 1970 Hall moved to the U.S. from England and signed with the

of the

(NASL). He spent the next seven seasons in Dallas. In 1971 the Tornado won the NASL championship as Hall was named a first team All Star. He was named a second team All Star in 1972 and 1974 before being named to the first team for a second time in 1975.

International career

After gaining his U.S. citizenship, Hall earned four

with the U.S. national team between 1973 and 1975. His first game was a 2–0 loss to

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on 16 October 1973. He played in two losses to

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in November 1972. His last game came in a 6–0 loss to

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on 21 August 1975.
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Coaching career

In 1971 Hall became the boys' soccer coach at Greenhill School (Addison, Texas), Greenhill School in

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. In his thirty-six seasons at Greenhill, Hall has won over five hundred games and fifteen Southwest Preparatory Conference titles .
/sup> He retired from coaching in 2010.

External links

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Newspaper article profiling Coach Hall

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hall, Dick 1945 births Living people English emigrants to the United States Sportspeople from Weymouth American soccer players English footballers Footballers from Dorset Association football fullbacks United States men's international soccer players English Football League players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players Weymouth F.C. players AFC Bournemouth players Dallas Tornado players American soccer coaches English expatriate footballers English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer players in the United States