About this Speaker
Playing Career
• H.S. All-County First Team
• College-All American 1958 and 1959
• Reading Amerks (Philadelphia) League All-Star Selection
• Kingston Sport Club (NY)New York Cup Champions
Coaching Career
• New Paltz State University 6 Years
1. SUNY Champions 1963-65
2. NCAA Atlantic Coast Champions 1965
• Hartwick College 6 years (1500 students)
1. Top 10 in nation all 6 years
2. NCAA Tournament selection every year
3. NCAA final four
One of the winning-est Collegiate Coaches in the Nation
Professional
1. Philadelphia Atoms-NASL Champions 1973 First team and coach in sports history to win a championship with an expansion franchise in its first year.
2. 1973 Professional Soccer Coach of the Year (Sporting News)
3. First soccer Cover story for Sports Illustrated
Dallas Tornado-6 seasons
1. Toured USA with Pele in 1976
2. Playoff 5 years out of 6
3. Last year semi-finals
Calgary Boomers 1 year
1. Playoffs in the first year
Tampa Bay Rowdies
1. Won NASL Indoor Championship
Ended Coaching career as the second winning-est Coach in League History.
Coached US National Team 1974
Asst. Coach US Olympic Team 1973
Asst Director of US National Coaching School
Soccer Management
* General Manager of Cleveland Force-- Top Franchise for all 3 years Led League in Attendance and Revenues
General Manager of US Soccer Men's National Teams, Referees and Player Development
President/General Manager of Cleveland Force (10 years)
• Started a new Franchise from scratch
• Playoffs every year
• 3 League Championships
• Leading Franchise in wins, attendance, and revenues
National Soccer Hall of Fame 1994 (first ballot)
Coaches Lifetime Achievement Award 2019