John Hayes is a retired American
soccer
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forward
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* Forward (surname)
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* Forward (association football)
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who played professionally in the
Major Indoor Soccer League.
Hayes attended
St. Louis University
Saint Louis University (SLU) is a private Jesuit research university with campuses in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, and Madrid, Spain. Founded in 1818 by Louis William Valentine DuBourg, it is the oldest university west of the Mississip ...
, where he played soccer from 1978 to 1981. He was a 1980 Honorable Mention and 1981
First Team All American.
1981 All Americans
/ref> In 2009, he was selected to the St. Louis University Men's Soccer Half-Century Team.
On October 26, 1981, the St. Louis Steamers selected Hayes with the first pick of the Major Indoor Soccer League draft. He played two seasons in St. Louis before finishing his career with one season with the Kansas City Comets.
References
External links
MISL stats
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1960 births
Living people
Soccer players from St. Louis
All-American college men's soccer players
American men's soccer players
Denver Avalanche players
Kansas City Comets (original MISL) players
Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players
St. Louis Steamers (original MISL) players
Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer players
Men's association football forwards