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Cleveland Force (1978 – 1988)
Cleveland Force may refer to: *Cleveland Force (1978–1988), a defunct indoor soccer club *Cleveland Crunch, a defunct indoor soccer club which played as the Cleveland Force from 2002 to 2005 {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleveland Force (1978–1988)
The original Cleveland Force was one of six charter franchises in the original Major Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). The team played from 1978 to 1988 at the Richfield Coliseum, the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers, and regularly drew crowds in excess of 12,000 in the mid-1980s. Akron businessman Eric J. Henderson, who had been involved in ownership of the Cleveland Cobras of the American Soccer League (1933–1983), American Soccer League in 1977, was the Force's first owner. He sold controlling interest to Cleveland multi-millionaire Bert Wolstein in 1979. Under Wolstein and his son Scott's direction, the club became a rarity in America — a professional soccer team that turned a profit. The team's nickname was a reference to the Force, a mystical power used by the Jedi, Jedi Knights in the then recently released film ''Star Wars (film), Star Wars''. The team theatrics originally included Darth Vader and Music of Star Wars, ''Star Wars '' music until the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |