MINNESOTA KICKS' CHEERLINE, 1979

NASL COMMISSIONER'S RECEPTION INVITATION, 1978

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

JAN GOOSENS, 1980

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

RINGO CANTILLO, 1978

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

NASL STADIA

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

NASL GAME BALL AND SOCCER BOWL '78 TANKARD

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

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

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

CHICAGO STING, 1981

WASHINGTON DIPLOMATS GAME TICKET FORM, 1978

BOBBY MOORE, 1976

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

SOUNDERS vs PORTLAND, 1976

Timbers' forward Ike Mackay (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

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

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

DETROIT COUGARS, 1967

STEVE DAVID, 1978

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

GLENN MYERNICK, 1978

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!

Merry Christmas everyone!

ATLANTA CHIEFS PRO SHOP AD, 1979

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

ROCHESTER LANCERS. 1979

LINCOLN CITY vs TULSA ROUGHNECKS PROGRAM, 1979

Lincoln City-9
Tulsa Roughnecks-2

KEVIN HECTOR, VANCOUVER WHITECAPS, 1978

STEVE MOYERS, 1980

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

DICK ADVOCAAT, 1978

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

TEAM AMERICA MEETS PRESIDENT REAGAN, 1983

TATU, 1982

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

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

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

FISH & CHIPS...AND STRIKERS, 1977

Local ad for "Arthur Treacher's Fish & Chips" featuring the "English Lads" from the Ft. Lauderdale Strikers. The players are (L to R) David Chadwick, Maurice Whittle, David Irving, Gordon Fearnley, Ray Lugg, Ray Hudson, Tim Parkin, Gordon Banks, and Tony Whelan. We had "Arthur Treacher's" restaurants in Memphis back in the 70's. It was pretty good. Not as good as England but pretty good.

STEVE MOYERS, 1981

GERD MUELLER, 1980

PAUL CANNELL, 1981

After the 1980 season, the Detroit Express relocated to Washington, D.C. and became the new Washington Diplomats. Longtime "Dips" player Paul Cannell was purchased from the Calgary Boomers (formerly the Memphis Rogues) and made his return to D.C. and the Diplomats.

98 ROCK AND THE ROWDIES, 1979

JOHNNY MOORE RECALLS THE NASL DAYS OF THE EARTHQUAKES

ST. LOUIS STARS STICKER, 1970's

CARLOS METIDIERI, 1971

Rochester Lancers' star Carlos Metidieri in a 1971 photo-op.
Thanks International Soccer Archives for the photo.

TORONTO METROS SEASON TICKET BROCHURE, 1973

DANNY VAUGHN, CALGARY BOOMERS INDOOR, 1980

1982 TRANS-ATLANTIC CHALENGE CUP MEDIA GUIDE

EARTHQUAKES' BUMPER STICKER, 1974

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

I hate clowns!

DAVID BRCIC, NEW YORK COSMOS, 1979

BOB HOPE MEETS BOB HOPE, 1978

The Dallas Tornado's new signing Bob Hope meets entertainment icon Bob Hope in 1978.