New York Cosmos
BLACK HISTORY MONTH (DAY 2): After starring with the Cosmos, Randy Horton had 1st and last words as Bermuda’s Speaker of the House
At first glance, he looked like one mean, intimidating dude.
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A BICYCLE KICK BUILT FOR TWO: When Mitchell helped Pelé score a golazo
Many people remember Pelé’s bicycle kick goal for the Cosmos in 1976.
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A BUS TRIP OF A LIFETIME: When Everald Cummings saw stars on the way to Martin Luther King Jr.’s funeral
When he journeyed to the United States from his native Trinidad & Tobago in early 1968, 19-year-old Everald Cummings admitted he didn’t know much about the black culture and its ramifications.
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VIDEO: Pele’s career in a carousel
When FrontRowSoccer.com editor Michael Lewis visited the football museum at Estádio Municipal in Sao Paolo, Brazil during the 2014 World Cup, he captured this video carousel of Pele’s great moments.
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PELE IN THE BIG APPLE: The Black Pearl made quite a stir in NYC before he played for the Cosmos
Well before he donned the green and white uniform of the New York Cosmos, Pele made quite a few appearances for Santos in New York City.
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AN IMPRESSIVE 2ND ACT: After starring for the Cosmos, Randy Horton had the 1st and last words as Bermuda’s Speaker of the House
At first glance, he looked like one mean, intimidating dude.
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A GOAL OF A LIFETIME: Hunt looks back on his historic score at Soccer Bowl ’77 that helped Pele retire as a champion
The iconic photo ran in just about every important New York metropolitan newspaper 45 years ago.
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45 YEARS AGO: When Pele and Beckenbauer saw the light during the 1977 NYC blackout
Wednesday, July 13, is the 45th anniversary of the great New York City blackout of 1977.
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GUARDING PELE: Security was super important for Cosmos star
Pedro Garay remembered the incident well. It was 1975 and Pele and the New York Cosmos were visiting the Boston Minutemen.
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A TROPHY OF A LIFETIME: When former Lancer Cupello secured Pele’s shirt back in the day
As a successful college coach for four decades, Nelson Cupello knew when to make the correct tactical moves.
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OFFSIDE REMARKS: Some personal memories of the great Pele
In some respects, the teachers at P.S. 95 in the Riverdale section of the Bronx were acting like the students that they taught, one November afternoon in 1987.
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RIP, PELE: Brazilian great passes away
Pele, the only person to have won three World Cups and who helped start a soccer boom in the United States with the New York Cosmos, died on Thursday.
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