Cincinnati Kids

Cincinnati Kids

Founded	1978
Dissolved	1979
Ground	Riverfront Coliseum
Owner	Pete Rose
Manager	Len Bilous
League	Major Indoor Soccer League

The Cincinnati Kids were an indoor soccer team based out of Cincinnati that played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League. ^[1] Partially owned by Pete Rose, ^[2] the team played only in the 1978–79 MISL season. Their home arena was Riverfront Coliseum. In the Kids' only season in Cincinnati the average attendance was 3,191 per game.^{[ citation needed ]}

Personnel

• Owner: Pete Rose
• Head coach: Len Bilous

1979 home schedule

• December 27, 1978 – vs Philadelphia Fever
• January 5, 1979 – vs New York Arrows
• January 7, 1979 – vs Houston Summit
• January 14, 1979 – vs Cleveland Force
• January 25, 1979 – vs Pittsburgh Spirit
• February 6, 1979 – vs Pittsburgh Spirit
• February 10, 1979 – vs Moscow Spartak
• February 13, 1979 – vs Houston Summit
• March 3, 1979 – vs Houston Summit
• March 4, 1979 – vs Cleveland Force
• March 10, 1979 – vs Philadelphia Fever
• March 18, 1979 – vs Pittsburgh Spirit

In popular culture

The Cincinnati Kids are referenced in "Sparky", an episode of the TV show WKRP in Cincinnati which guest-starred baseball great Sparky Anderson as himself. Anderson is hired by the station as host of a new sports talk radio program, and his first guest is the captain of the Cincinnati Kids, Derek Doogle, played by Andrew Bloch. The episode first aired December 24, 1979 after the team had folded.

References

1. Cunha, Peter (July 4, 2005). "Former player/coach establishes, runs soccer-only store". Eastern Pennsylvania Business Journal. ProQuest   236803941 . Retrieved December 25, 2024.
2. Josten, Margaret (April 12, 1979). "West Shell Takes Aim On Area Soccer Craze". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved December 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.

External links

• The Year in American Soccer – 1979
• Cincinnati Kids roster