NASL MEMORIES

DALLAS TORNADO MEDIA GUIDE, 1980

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BEFORE THEY WERE NASL STARS

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GIORGIO CHINAGLIA

BORN:

January 24, 1947, Carrara, Italy

PLAYING CAREER:

1964-66 Swansea Town

1966-67 Massese

1967-69 Internapoli

1969-76 Lazio

1976-85 New York Cosmos

1972-74 Italy National Team (14 appearances)

KICK MAGAZINE, 1978

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KICK Magazine from 1978 featuring the artwork of Scott Ross.

St. LOUIS STARS, 1976

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HELMUT KREMERS, 1981

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ADIDAS, 1976

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MIKE CONNELL, 1981

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"BOGIE"

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New York Cosmos star midfielder Vladislav Bogicevic exudes cool while signing autographs in the late 1970's. He was just as cool on the field.

RINGO CANTILLO, 1980

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MIAMI TOROS, 1976

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BOBBY MOORE, 1976

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England world cup winner Bobby Moore meets singer Lou Rawls before a San Antonio Thunder game in 1976.

BEFORE THEY WERE NASL STARS

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Eusebio Da Silva Ferreira

BORN:

January 25, 1942, Lourenco Marques, Portuguese East Africa ( now Mozambique)

PLAYING CAREER:

1957-60 Sporting de Lourenco Marques

1960-75 Benfica

1975 Boston Minutemen

1975 Monterrey

1975-76 Toronto Metros-Croatia

1976 Beira-Mar

1976-77 Las Vegas Quicksilvers

1977-78 Uniao de Tomar

1978-79 New Jersey Americans (ASL)

1961-73 Portugal National Team (64 Appearances)

ALAN MAYER, 1977

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Thanks nasljersey.com

SOCCER CORNER MAGAZINE, 1977

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STEVE DAVID, 1977

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The L.A. Aztecs Steve David slips the ball past Team Hawaii goalkeeper Peter Fox during the 1977 season.

PHILADELPHIA FURY, 1980

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GREG MAKOWSKI, 1980

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ALAN WILLEY, 1977

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NICKY MEGALOUDIS, 1978

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This bio of Nicky Megaloudis shows the Houston Hurricane unmarked uniform from very early in the 1978 season.

MOTHER'S COOKIES PROMO AD, 1970'S

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PELE and PEPSI, 1975

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BEFORE THEY WERE NASL STARS

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Leonardo Cuellar Rivera

BORN:

January 14, 1954, Mexico City, Mexico

PLAYING CAREER:

1972-79 Pumas

1979-81 San Diego Sockers

1981-82 Atletas Campesinos

1982-84 San Jose Earthquakes

1973-81 Mexico National Team (24 Appearances)

TREVOR FRANCIS, 1978

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SOCCER MONTHLY MAGAZINE, 1974

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SOCCER ANNUAL, 1967

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Cover photograph features Toronto Falcons (white) vs St. Louis Stars.

BILLY GAZONAS, 1978

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MALCOLM DAWES, DENVER DYNAMOS, 1975

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STEVE MOYERS FOR STYLO, 1980

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BEFORE THEY WERE NASL STARS

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Kazimierz Deyna

BORN:
October 23, 1947 Starogard Gdansk, Poland
DIED:
September 1, 1989 San Diego, California USA
PLAYING CAREER:
1966-tK Stodz
1966-78 Legia Warsaw
1978-81 Manchester City FC
1981-84 San Diego Sockers
1982-83 San Diego Socker (MISL)
1983-84 San Diego Sockers (NASL Indoor)
1984-87 San Diego Sockers (MISL)
1968-78 Poland National Team (97 Appearances)

KICK MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION ISSUE #1, 1983

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In 1983 KICK Magazine became available by mail order subscription in addition to serving as the official NASL game program.. This is the premier issue. In addition to the advertised articles on Team America and the World Youth Championships, it contains news and notes on MISL, ASL, as well as NASL.

PHILADELPHIA FURY PRESS PASS, 1978

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BEFORE THEY WERE NASL STARS

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Franz Anton Beckenbauer

BORN:
September 11, 1945 Munich, Germany
PLAYING CAREER:
1964-77 Bayern Munich
1977-80 New York Cosmos
1980-82 Hamburg SV
1983 New York Cosmos
1965-77 West German National Team (103 Appearances)
1974 World Cup Winner

ALAN MERRICK, TEAM AMERICA, 1983

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L.A. AZTECS TEAM PHOTO, 1979

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FT. LAUDERDALE STRIKERS STARS, 1979

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Ken Fogarty, George Best, Terry Park

BEFORE THEY WERE NASL STARS

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Ephraim Matsilela "Jomo" Sono

BORN:
July 17, 1955 Johannesburg, South Africa
PLAYING CAREER:
?-1977 Orlando Pirates
1977 New York Cosmos
1978 Colorado Caribou
1979 Atlanta Chiefs
1980-82 Toronto Blizzard

PHIL PARKES, SOCCER BOWL '79

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Vancouver Whitecaps goalie Phil Parkes celebrates winning Soccer Bowl '79 wearing one of his classic velour keeper kits.

FT. LAUDERDALE STRIKERS '79 ROAD KIT

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Nico Bodonczy's 1979 Strikers road uniform.

BEFORE THEY WERE NASL STARS

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Rodney William Marsh

BORN:
October 11, 1944 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England

PLAYING CAREER:
1962-66 Fulham
1972-75 Manchester City
1976 Cork Hibernian
1976-77 Fulham
1977-79 Tampa Bay Rowdies
1986-87 Tampa Bay Rowdies (Indoor)
1971-73 England National Team (9 Appearances)

DIPLOMATS vs COSMOS, 1977

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New York's Bob Smith (12) is challenged by Washington's Nick Redfern on August 6, 1977. Redfern scored both goals in the the Diplomat's 2-1 home win against the Cosmos.

RAY HANKIN FAN PAGE

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I received a message from a fan of Ray Hankin (Vancouver Whitecaps 1980-82). He has a page dedicated to the former Whitecaps player. You can check it out at
http://rayhankin.weebly.com/vancouver-whitecaps.html

TORNADO vs ROWDIES INDOOR, 1976

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The Dallas Tornado's Ken Cooper makes a save against Tampa Bay's Derek Smethurst indoors in 1976.

GEOFFREY SIDEBOTTOM, 1967

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ALAN MAYER, CALIFORNIA SURF, 1981

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STEVE RALBOVSKY, 79-80 INDOOR

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Thanks NASLJerseys.com

PARVIZ, SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES, 1978

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SAN DIEGO JAWS UNIFORM, 1976

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Thanks Logoshak.com

TOM BORIC, CALGARY BOOMERS,1981

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Tom Boric was an NASL goalkeeper with the Calgary Boomers and Tampa Bay Rowdies. After soccer, Tom went on to become a professional wrestler! He wrestled here in the Memphis area as "Paul Diamond." One of his later incarnations was "Max Moon" (pictured above). And people thought the ROWDIES uniforms were ugly!

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES, 1978

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CRUYFF, CHINAGLIA, AND BECKENBAUER

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ADIDAS "SPECIAL TURF" NASL PLAYER'S MODEL BOOTS, 1981

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TIMBERS vs SOUNDERS, 1979

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NASL STADIA

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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, home of the Atlanta Chiefs.

SOCCER BOWL '76

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DATE: August 28, 1976

MINNESOTA KICKS LINE-UP:
Barnett, Spraggon, Litt, Merrick, Willey, West, Futcher, Ntsoelengoe, Brine, Bick, Coker
SUBS USED:
None

TORONTO METROS-CROATIA LINE-UP:
Bilecki, Sutevski, Cukon, Iarusci, Polak, Eusebio, Ferreira, Blaskovic, Lukacevic, Grnja, Suhnholz
SUBS USED:
Strenicer

SCORE:
TORONTO-3 (Eusebio, Ferreira, Lukacevic)
MINNESOTA-0

GROUND:
The Kingdome, Seattle, WA

ATTENDANCE:
25,765

THE SAN DIEGO SOCKERS, 1981

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FRANZ BECKENBAUER DAY, MAY 21, 1978

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COSMOS LINE-UP:
Yasin, Smith, Alberto, Formosos, Beckenbauer, Bogicevic, Chinaglia, Hunt, Roth, Tueart, Dimitrijevic
SUBS USED:
Etherington, Davis, Brand
SOUNDERS LINE-UP:
Chursky, Webster, Rudroff, England, McAlister, Buttle, Cave, Ord, Wallace, Scott, Parodi
SUBS USED:
Butler
SCORE:
Cosmos-5 (Bogicevic, Chinaglia 3, Tueart)
Sounders-1 (Cave)
ATTENDANCE:
71,219
GROUND:
Giant's Stadium, The Meadowlands, NJ

OAKLAND STOMPERS "GRAPEVINE," 1977

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Sorry for the the lack of regular posts lately, things have been a bit hectic around here!

THE LOS ANGELES WOLVES, 1967

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MONTREAL MANIC SCHEDULE COVER, 1981

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NASL STADIA

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Minneapolis, Minnesota's Metropolitan Stadium, home of the NASL's Minnesota Kicks.

THE NASL's LARGEST CROWD, 1977

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On August 14, 1977, The New York Cosmos hammered the Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 8-3 in a playoff game at Giant's Stadium. 77,691 people attended making it the largest crowd in NASL history. The holes punched in the ticket stub indicate that this ticket was provided by the league office.

PHILADELPHIA FURY SCHEDULE, 1979

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SOUNDERS vs SURF, PRE-SEASON, 1978

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I came across this photo on Flickr last year. It show Seattle's Tommy Ord (L) and Len Renery of the California Surf. What is interesting about it is the Surf's uniform. The St. Louis Stars were relocated after the 1977 season and became the Surf. They are wearing California Surf jerseys but the shorts and socks are in the colors of the Stars (red, white, and blue). Based on this, and a few other things, I believe this to be a pre-season game.

CHECK OUT SPORTSRETRO.COM!

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A little over a year ago I was looking for someone to make a Memphis Rogues sweatshirt for me and I ran across a company called "Sports Retro" located in Cincinnati, Ohio. They have a wide range of vintage sports logo merchandise covering both defunct teams and leagues. I e-mailed JD, asked about the sweatshirt, and was wearing it about a week later! The photos don't do it justice. It is a very high quality sweatshirt and the logo of my beloved Rogues is excellent. Sports Retro has just re-launched their website, www.sportsretro.com, and added even more items. You pick the logo and they will put it on your choice of golf shirts, t-shirts, caps, jackets and more with brands like Nike and New Era. Please check out their website and cruise through the logos for WFL, USFL, ABA, MISL, NASL, and more. Give their site a visit and tell them you saw it on the NASL Memories Blog.

OFFICIAL KICKS' "KICKS," 1977

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COSMOS vs HARTFORD, MAY 14, 1975

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COSMOS LINE-UP:
Nusum, Mahy, Roth, Caetano, De La Fuente, Lamas, Correa, Liveric, Fink, Siega, Dillon
SUBS USED:
Kerr, Maria
BICENTENNIALS LINE-UP:
Mausser, Chodakowski, Smuda, Harba, Schellscheidt, Kelly, C. McCully, Travljanin, H. McCully, Welsh, O'Dea
SUBS USED:
Swierniak
SCORE:
Cosmos-2 (Fink)
Bicentennials-1 (H. McCully)
Shootout
ATTENDANCE:
6,103
GROUND:
Downing Stadium, Randalls Island, NY

SOCCER DIGEST, JULY, 1978

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MINNESOTA KICKS' CHEERLINE, 1979

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NASL COMMISSIONER'S RECEPTION INVITATION, 1978

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The Commissioner's Reception was held August 26, 1978, the night before Soccer Bowl '78.

JAN GOOSENS, 1980

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Edmonton Drillers' forward Jan Goosens leaves Detroit's Benny Dargle on the floor at Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium May 10, 1980. The Drillers went on to win 3-2 in a shootout.

THE OFFICIAL ROWDIES STORE AT MAAS BROTHERS, 1979

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RINGO CANTILLO, 1978

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New England's Ringo Cantillo signs autographs for the home fans during the 1978 NASL season.

NASL STADIA

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Vintage postcard of RFK Stadium, home of the Washington Diplomats.

NASL GAME BALL AND SOCCER BOWL '78 TANKARD

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This is my Soccer Bowl '78 tankard decorated with an Adidas NASL game ball. Unfortunately the ball was not used in Soccer Bowl '78 but I still treasure it.

TONY CHURSKY, 1980

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Toronto goalkeeper Tony Chursky hangs on despite a challenge from Vancouver's John Craven (2) as Blizzard midfielder Drew Busby (15) looks on.

FRANZ BECKENBAUER, 1980

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Franz Beckenbauer leaves the Cosmos for Hamburg SV. Here he is shown heading back to Germany, accompanied by his manager (r).

CHICAGO STING, 1981

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WASHINGTON DIPLOMATS GAME TICKET FORM, 1978

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BOBBY MOORE, 1976

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Bobby Moore lines up with Team USA during the 1976 US Bicentennial Cup Tournament.

SOUNDERS vs PORTLAND, 1976

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Timbers' forward Ike Makay (C) gets tangled up with the Sounder's Jimmy Gabriel (L) and Dave Gillet (R) at the Kingdome in Seattle. Geoff Hurst scored the game's only goal giving the Sounders a 1-0 win.

COSMOS ON TOUR, 1979

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The Cosmos played to a 3-3 draw with Team Seiko of Hong Kong on September 20, 1979 at Hong Kong Stadium. Thanks to Keung for sending me this photo.

DENNIS VIOLLET, 1968

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Former Manchester United star Dennis Viollet is one of the biggest names in the very early years of the NASL. He was the Baltimore Bays' star midfielder, team captain, AND assistant coach.

"COSMOS SEEK GEORGE BEST," 1975

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DETROIT COUGARS, 1967

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STEVE DAVID, 1978

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The much-traveled Steve David (then with the Detroit Express) gets warmed up before a home game at the Pontiac Silverdome in 1978.

"DANDY DON" AND LIPTON TEA WELCOME THE TEA MEN, 1978

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GLENN MYERNICK, 1978

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Glenn Myernick, then with the Dallas Tornado, shoots just wide of Minnesota's Tino Lettieri in a match played May 7, 1978 at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota. The Kicks avenged an early season loss to Dallas by winning 2-1.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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Merry Christmas everyone!

ATLANTA CHIEFS PRO SHOP AD, 1979

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Rich's Department Stores in Atlanta were the Chiefs' official pro shops. This advertisement features the Chiefs' Yugoslavian midfielder Branko Radovic.

ROCHESTER LANCERS. 1979

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LINCOLN CITY vs TULSA ROUGHNECKS PROGRAM, 1979

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Lincoln City-9
Tulsa Roughnecks-2

KEVIN HECTOR, VANCOUVER WHITECAPS, 1978

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STEVE MOYERS, 1980

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This is Steve Moyers of the California Surf on a Carl's Jr. Restaurant card. The shot is from a 1980 match against the Chicago Sting. It is a great action shot but what I really like is that you just see the legs of the Sting's keeper Phil "Lofty" Parks. What is so special about that you ask? Phil is wearing one of his "classic" velour goalie kits. He started wearing them during the 1979 season and they were hilarious. It was a velour sweatsuit with name and numbers. He had a blue one (seen here) and a green one. I never saw another goalie wear one., wonder why?

KICK MAGAZINE TITLE PAGE, 1976

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DICK ADVOCAAT, 1978

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Dick Advocaat (22) of the Chicago Sting fights off Tampa Bay's Peter Anderson at Soldier Field in Chicago. The game, played June 14, 1978, saw the visiting Rowdies take the win 5-4.

GEOFF HAMMOND, CONNECTICUT BICENTENNIALS, 1977

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TEAM AMERICA MEETS PRESIDENT REAGAN, 1983

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TATU, 1982

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Tatu (10) weaves through the Ipswich Town FC defenders in the 1982 "Sunshine International Series" tournament. The Rowdies lost this match 3-1.

JOHAN CRUYFF and FRANZ BECKENBAUER, 1978

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Cruyff and Beckenbauer hang out during practice at Giants' Stadium. Cruyff had signed a contract to tour with the Cosmos as a guest player during the off season.

"MEET THE WHIRLWINDS," 1977

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The "Whirlwinds were the Dallas Tornado's cheer squad.