Chicago Horizons

Chicago Horizons

The Chicago Horizons was a member of the original Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) for only the 1980–81 season. It was the first of two franchises that represented Chicago in the circuit's history. It was the first professional sports team that played its home matches at the Rosemont Horizon, which also inspired the club's nickname. The team colors were orange, yellow, black and red.[1] The head coach was Luis Dabo.[2]

The Horizons, with a 20–20 record, finished tied for third place with the Buffalo Stallions in the Central Division and qualified for the playoffs. After a 4–3 victory in Game One of a First Round best-of-three series with the Wichita Wings, the Horizons lost the last two contests 6–4 and 8–6 and were eliminated from the postseason. Enzo Di Pede won the 'Goalkeeper of the Year' award.[3]

Even though the Horizons suspended operations following the campaign, the league still wanted to revive the franchise. That all ended when Lee Stern, owner of the North American Soccer League's Chicago Sting which played both indoors and outdoors at the time, paid the MISL to discontinue those plans and effectively eliminated the competition in the Chicago market.[4]

1980–1981 Roster

References

  1. ^ Chicago Horizons (jerseys) – nasljerseys.com.
  2. ^ Leptich, John. "New Chicago Team Has Some Old Faces," Chicago Tribune, Sunday, November 10, 1985.
  3. ^ MISL Yearly Award Winners – OurSportsCentral.com.
  4. ^ a b c Litterer, Dave. 1980–81 Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) season, OurSportsCentral.com.
  5. ^ Herve Guilliod (biography) – Dallas Sidekicks Players.
  6. ^ Peter Knezic (biography) – FC Milwaukee Nationals.
  7. ^ Juan Carlos Michia (statistics) – nasljerseys.com.
  8. ^ Craig Reynolds (biography) – Chicago Fire Juniors.

External links



Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Horizons Communications Group — was started in 1995 by Gracie Award winning Executive Producer Rick Roberts. [Metro Chicago Friday, September 11, 1998] Though this company Roberts has produced several Emmy nominated documentaries. The most acclaimed being the Gracie Award… …   Wikipedia

  • Chicago Central Area Transit Plan — The Chicago Central Area Transit Plan, or generally referred to as the Chicago Central Area Transit Project (CCATP) in the 1970s, was an extensive study of the rapid transit system in downtown Chicago; the study had begun in 1965. In April 1968,… …   Wikipedia

  • Chicago Annenberg Challenge — The Chicago Annenberg Challenge (CAC) was a Chicago public school reform project from 1995 to 2001 that worked with half of Chicago s public schools and was funded by a $49.2 million, 2 to 1 matching challenge grant over five years from the… …   Wikipedia

  • Chicago — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Chicago (homonymie). 41° 52′ 57″ N 87° 37′ 51″ W …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Lake View, Chicago — Lake View   Community area   Community Area 6 Lake View Looking ac …   Wikipedia

  • Mauricio Cruz Jiron — Mauricio Cruz Personal information Full name Mauricio Antonio Cruz Jiron Date of birth March 11, 1957 ( …   Wikipedia

  • H.O.R.D.E. — Horizons Of Rock Developing Everywhere or H.O.R.D.E festival was a touring summer rock music festival originated by the musical group Blues Traveler in 1992. In addition to travelling headliners, the festival gave exposure to bands, charities,… …   Wikipedia

  • Center on Halsted — is a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community center in Chicago, Illinois.The Center on Halsted was designed as a space which through its programming would attend to the cultural, emotional, social, educational and recreational… …   Wikipedia

  • performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …   Universalium

  • Hermeneutics — Gadamer and Ricoeur G.B.Madison THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: ROMANTIC HERMENEUTICS Although the term ‘hermeneutics’ (hermeneutica) is, in its current usage, of early modern origin,1 the practice it refers to is as old as western civilization itself …   History of philosophy

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”