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Brooklyn College women’s soccer head coach and former NASL (Memphis Rogues, New England Tea Men) and ASL (New Jersey Americans) pro player Patrick Horne (Black Pioneers of the North American Soccer League) joins the podcast to help shine a light on the largely unrecognized contributions of black players to both the success of North America’s first major foray into pro soccer, and the growth of the sport’s popularity in the US and Canada in the decades since. While no one disputes the significance of the June 1975 signing of Brazilian superstar Pelé to the league’s flagship New York Cosmos as the watershed that legitimized soccer’s viability as a professional sport in North America (major world-class talent like Portuguese legend Eusebio and Brazilian star defender Carlos Alberto quickly followed), black players from various corners of the globe had already been plying their trade in the fledgling NASL years before – some as early as the competing 1967 leagues (NPSL and USA) that preceded it.  And many of them were unqualified standouts, despite the league’s early struggles. Exceptional black talent from places like: Bermuda (1972 MVP Randy Horton; Clyde Best); Trinidad &amp; Tobago (MVPs Warren Archibald [1973] &amp; Steve David [1975]); South Africa (1968 Rookie of the Year Kaizer Motaung; “Ace” Ntsoelengoe); Nigeria (Ade Coker); England (Mark Lindsay; and scores of others (including a number of notables from the US collegiate ranks) all helped to stabilize and strengthen the pro game during the 1970s and early 1980s until the NASL’s unceremonious collapse in 1984.  Even then, many stayed in their adopted homelands to eventually become coaches and administrators, helping to keep the spirit of the game alive while the US and Canada began its long rebuilding process to get back to top-tier pro soccer. PLUS: The “Black Pearl” sings! Enjoy a FREE MONTH of The Great Courses Plus streaming video service – including the just-released 24-chapter lecture series “Play Ball! The Rise of Baseball as America’s Pastime” – created in conjunction with the National Baseball Hall of Fame &amp; Museum!

Brooklyn College women’s soccer head coach and former NASL (Memphis Rogues, New England Tea Men) and ASL (New Jersey Americans) pro player Patrick Horne (<a href="https://amzn.to/2YkOwxf" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Black Pioneers of the North American Soccer League</a>) joins the podcast to help shine a light on the largely unrecognized contributions of black players to both the success of North America’s first major foray into pro soccer, and the growth of the sport’s popularity in the US and Canada in the decades since. While no one disputes the significance of the June 1975 signing of Brazilian superstar Pelé to the league’s flagship New York Cosmos as the watershed that legitimized soccer’s viability as a professional sport in North America (major world-class talent like Portuguese legend Eusebio and Brazilian star defender Carlos Alberto quickly followed), black players from various corners of the globe had already been plying their trade in the fledgling NASL years before – some as early as the competing 1967 leagues (NPSL and USA) that preceded it.  And many of them were unqualified standouts, despite the league’s early struggles. Exceptional black talent from places like: Bermuda (1972 MVP Randy Horton; Clyde Best); Trinidad &amp; Tobago (MVPs Warren Archibald [1973] &amp; Steve David [1975]); South Africa (1968 Rookie of the Year Kaizer Motaung; “Ace” Ntsoelengoe); Nigeria (Ade Coker); England (Mark Lindsay; and scores of others (including a number of notables from the US collegiate ranks) all helped to stabilize and strengthen the pro game during the 1970s and early 1980s until the NASL’s unceremonious collapse in 1984.  Even then, many stayed in their adopted homelands to eventually become coaches and administrators, helping to keep the spirit of the game alive while the US and Canada began its long rebuilding process to get back to top-tier pro soccer. PLUS: The “Black Pearl” sings! Enjoy a FREE MONTH of <a href="https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/goodseats" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Great Courses Plus</a> streaming video service – including the just-released 24-chapter lecture series “Play Ball! The Rise of Baseball as America’s Pastime” – created in conjunction with the National Baseball Hall of Fame &amp; Museum!

122: Black Pioneers of the NASL – With Patrick Horne

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Alex Ring

Brooklyn College women's soccer coach Patrick Horne played in the NASL and he joins us to talk about his new book, "The Black Pioneers of the North American Soccer League. The road woes continue for New York City FC but they hope a home match on Decision Day will cure the pain. Dome Torrent, Alex Ring and Sean Johnson chime in. And 1-on-1 with NYCFC center back Sebastian Ibeagha

Soccer City Episode 33, Sebastian Ibeagha, Dome Torrent, Alex Ring, Sean Johnson, Patrick Horne