Charlie Myers

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Charlie Myers
Personal information
Full name Charles Myers
Place of birth United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1971–1975 University of Baltimore
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1976 Dallas Tornado 0 (0)
1976Tacoma Tides (loan) 20 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Charlie Myers is a retired American football (soccer) forward who played professionally in the American Soccer League.

Myers graduated from Overlea High School where he was a member of the school's State Championship soccer team. He attended the University of Baltimore where he played on the men's soccer team from 1971 to 1975. His senior season, Baltimore won the NCAA Men's Division II Soccer Championship and Myers was selected as the Tournament MVP. [1] Myers was also a 1975 Honorable Mention (third team) All American. He was inducted into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006. [2] Drafted by the Dallas Tornado of the North American Soccer League, Myers was loaned to the Tacoma Tides for the 1976 American Soccer League season. [3]

He was inducted into the Maryland Soccer Hall of Fame in 1996. [4]

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References

  1. "NCAA Div II Tournament Awards". Archived from the original on 2014-02-24. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
  2. Fourth Annual Athletic Hall of Fame to Induct 'Incredible' Players, Supporters
  3. "The Year in American Soccer - 1976". Archived from the original on 2015-01-07. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
  4. Maryland Soccer Hall of Fame Archived 2012-02-08 at the Wayback Machine