Beach soccer, also known as beach football, sand football or beasal, is a variant of association football played on a beach or some form of sand.
The Lincoln Capitols were a professional indoor football team that played their home games at Pershing Auditorium in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. They originally planned on becoming the Nebraska Knockout, but the name was scrapped. From 1999 to 2000, they were the Lincoln Lightning of the original Indoor Football League before the IFL was bought out. The Lightning then played in the Arena Football's farm league during the 2001 season, before leaving the league and joining the National Indoor Football League as the Capitols. During their four-year run, the franchise's most prominent player was a former Nebraska Cornhusker running back named Damon Benning and the franchise's owner was Andrew Cheesman. In 2005 through 2006 they had 3 standout players, Nate Jacks from Atlanta, Ga, a graduate from Clinton High School, Mike Carrawell from St. Louis, MO and Brian Guthrie from National City,CA The trio with Coach Chris Simpson, brought the key players in to play many roles. Brian Guthrie came in as a DB/LB/RB and later played for the Wyoming Cavalry (2007-2008). Mike was an All-American slot receiver from Quincy University and Nate was a shutdown corner back from KU.
James Michael Lachey is a radio analyst for Ohio State football and a former American football offensive tackle who played for ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the San Diego Chargers, Los Angeles Raiders, and Washington Redskins.
Jesse "Sonny" Wade is a former All-American football player at Emory & Henry College in Virginia. He played professionally for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1969 to 1978.
Giannis Goumas is a Greek professional football manager and former player, who spent his whole senior career at Panathinaikos.
Richard Eugene McGeorge is a former professional American football player who played tight end for nine seasons for the Green Bay Packers in the National Football League (NFL).
James Owens is a former professional American football player who played six seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Wade Webber is an American soccer coach and former player who spent most of his career with clubs in the Pacific Northwest. However, he did see three years in Major League Soccer with the Dallas Burn and Miami Fusion before suffering a career ending knee injury. He is currently head coach of MLS Next Pro club Tacoma Defiance.
Autry Beamon Jr. is a former professional American football safety who played for three National Football League (NFL) teams.
Thomas Edward Hannon is a former American football player. He played professionally as a safety for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Minnesota Vikings. He was a starter in 103 of the 117 games he played for the Vikings, including every non-strike game in his last six NFL seasons. Hannon had 15 interceptions in his NFL career. An interception was perhaps the top highlight of his career; he ran a first quarter interception back 41 yards for his only NFL touchdown in a 34–14 Vikings victory over the Chicago Bears in 1980. Prior to playing in the pros, he was a four-year letterman at Michigan State.
Siniša Dobrašinović is a retired Montenegrin-born Cypriot footballer, who played as a defensive midfielder and now works as a football manager.
Joey Walters is a former slotback and wide receiver who played in the Canadian Football League, mainly for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He later played for the Washington Federals and the Orlando Renegades of the USFL. Walters played college football at Clemson University.
Jonathan Leroy Staggers, Jr. is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was a star football player for Helias High School in Jefferson City, Missouri. He starred as a running back/wide receiver at the University of Missouri before playing six seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Green Bay Packers, and the Detroit Lions of the NFL. He is the first cousin of tennis great Arthur Ashe. His father, Jonathan Staggers, was a basketball coach at Lincoln University Hayward State University and Claflin College
Aleksandar Ilić is a Serbian professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of the Lebanon national team.
Charles Edward Banks is a former professional American football player who played fullback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Houston Oilers and the Indianapolis Colts. He played college football at West Virginia Tech and was drafted in the 12th round of the 1986 NFL Draft.
Harlan Bradley "Gotch" Carr was a professional football player from Union Springs, New York. He attended Syracuse University and made his professional debut in the National Football League in 1927 with the Pottsville Maroons. He also played for the Buffalo Bisons in 1927. He scored two rushing touchdowns in ten NFL games during his 1-year career.
John Granville is a retired professional football goalkeeper from Trinidad & Tobago.
Ivor Evans is a Fijian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Garry Battle is a former professional Arena football offensive and defensive lineman.
Calvin Heeter is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender. He most recently played with the Orlando Solar Bears in the ECHL while under contract with the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League (AHL). He played in one game for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL) during the 2013–14 season.
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