Kirk Pearson is a retired American

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

goalkeeper who played two seasons in 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 ...

. Pearson attended

Alderson–Broaddus College Alderson Broaddus University (AB) is a private Baptist university in Philippi, West Virginia. It is affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA. It was formed in 1932 as Alderson–Broaddus College by the union of two Baptist institutions: ...

where he was a 1977 Honorable Mention (third team) All American soccer player. In January 1978, the expansion

New England Tea Men The New England Tea Men were an American professional soccer team based in Greater Boston. They played in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1978 to 1980. Their home venues for outdoor play were Schaefer Stadium (shared with the NFL's ...

selected Pearson in the

draft. He played only two games during the 1978 season, but saw five games at the beginning of the 1979 season when the first string goalkeeper

Kevin Keelan Kevin Damien Keelan MBE (born 5 January 1941) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He spent the majority of his career with Norwich City, though he also played for Aston Villa, Stockport County, Wrexham, New E ...

broke his hand in the pre-season.Tea Men open new season Saturday
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1956 births American men's soccer players New England Tea Men players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Living people Men's association football goalkeepers {{US-footy-goalkeeper-stub