Tag: Ron Newman
50 YEARS AGO: Alain Maca made history as the NASL’s very first draft pick in 1972
Even before he could walk, Alain Maca was destined to make soccer history in the United States.
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REMEMBERING THE NASL: Defunct league’s draft certainly had its moments
The last North American Soccer League draft took place almost four decades ago, which is more than generation in the past.
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SHEP’S ROCHESTER CONNECTION: Messing had his indoor debut there, helped eliminate Lancers from ’77 playoffs, returned as the No. 1 goalkeeper
It’s funny how life works out and how one thing can build on another.
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GOODBYE, TERRY: Former Lancer Lippman passes away after battling ALS
Former Rochester Lancer Terry Lippman, who went on to have a successful career in the music industry by helping to discover artists such as Rob Thomas and Matchbox 20, has passed away after a two-year battle with ALS Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Read MoreREMEMBERING THE NASL: Defunct league’s draft certainly had its moments
The last North American Soccer League draft took place more than three decades ago, which is more than generation in the past.
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GOODBYE, SCOTT: Vermillion, former MLS player, passes away
In sports, you never know when you’re going to get your big break.
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SOME FAMOUS LASTS: Of the original Rochester Lancers
Here are some famous lasts in the original Rochester Lancers’ history.
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OFFSIDE REMARKS: Some lessons from a strike 41 years ago
Ron Newman always had dreams of playing on the same soccer team as his son, Guy, he just didn’t think it would turn out this way.
Read MoreMOJO’S STORY Part III: A trial contract leads to a decade’s commitment with Wizards, Metros, Red Bulls
Mo Johnston rarely has met a challenge he didn’t like or felt he couldn’t overcome.
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THE GREAT INDOORS – PART I: Lancers’ indoor soccer began as hoc-soc way back in 1971
The Lancers and indoor soccer have been alive and kicking for almost five decades.
Read MoreREMEMBERING THE NASL: Defunct league’s draft certainly had its moments
Former MetroStars and Red Bulls GM and president Alexi Lalas (right), pictured by former head...
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OFFSIDE REMARKS: Remembering the great Fernando Clavijo
You can talk about what a great player he was — indoor and out.
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