MIAMI TOROS, 1976

BOBBY MOORE, 1976

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

BEFORE THEY WERE NASL STARS

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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SOCCER CORNER MAGAZINE, 1977

STEVE DAVID, 1977

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

PHILADELPHIA FURY, 1980

GREG MAKOWSKI, 1980

ALAN WILLEY, 1977

NICKY MEGALOUDIS, 1978

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

PELE and PEPSI, 1975

BEFORE THEY WERE NASL STARS

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

SOCCER MONTHLY MAGAZINE, 1974

SOCCER ANNUAL, 1967

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

BILLY GAZONAS, 1978

MALCOLM DAWES, DENVER DYNAMOS, 1975

STEVE MOYERS FOR STYLO, 1980

BEFORE THEY WERE NASL STARS

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

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

BEFORE THEY WERE NASL STARS

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

L.A. AZTECS TEAM PHOTO, 1979

FT. LAUDERDALE STRIKERS STARS, 1979

Ken Fogarty, George Best, Terry Park

BEFORE THEY WERE NASL STARS

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

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

FT. LAUDERDALE STRIKERS '79 ROAD KIT

Nico Bodonczy's 1979 Strikers road uniform.

BEFORE THEY WERE NASL STARS

Rodney William Marsh

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

PLAYING CAREER:
1962-66  Fulham
1966-72  Queens Park Rangers
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

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

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

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

GEOFFREY SIDEBOTTOM, 1967

ALAN MAYER, CALIFORNIA SURF, 1981

STEVE RALBOVSKY, 79-80 INDOOR

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PARVIZ, SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES, 1978

SAN DIEGO JAWS UNIFORM, 1976

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TOM BORIC, CALGARY BOOMERS,1981

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

CRUYFF, CHINAGLIA, AND BECKENBAUER

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

TIMBERS vs SOUNDERS, 1979

NASL STADIA

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