Rich Reice

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Rich Reice
Personal information
Date of birth (1956-06-18) June 18, 1956 (age 66)
Place of birth Levittown, Pennsylvania, United States
Position(s) Forward
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
–1977 Penn State Nittany Lions
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1978–1979 Philadelphia Fury 29 (2)
1980–1983 Pennsylvania Stoners
1983–1984 Wichita Wings (indoor) 17 (4)
1983 Carolina Lightnin'
1984 Charlotte Gold
1984 New York Nationals
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rich Reice is a retired American professional soccer forward who played in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League, American Soccer League and United Soccer League.

Reice attended Penn State University where he was a 1977 First Team All American soccer player. [1] [2] In 1978, the Philadelphia Fury selected Reice in the first round of the North American Soccer League draft. [3] In 1980, he played for the Pennsylvania Stoners of the American Soccer League. The Stoners went to the ASL championship where they defeated the Sacramento Spirits 2-1 on goals by Reice and George Gorleku. [4] In 1983, he joined the Wichita Wings of Major Indoor Soccer League. He also played for the Charlotte Gold. In 1984, he played for the [ who? ] of the United Soccer League. [5]

Reice then coached the Neshaminy High School boys' team, winning the 1995 Trenton, New Jersey high school coach of the year honors. [6]

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References

  1. Penn State soccer awards
  2. 1977 All Americans
  3. REMEMBERING THE "PSEUDO-ATOMS"--THE PHILADELPHIA FURY, 1978-1980
  4. A Roundup Of The Week Sept. 15-21
  5. EJECTION, INJURY DOOM SUN IN 1-0 LOSS Miami Herald, The (FL) - Sunday, June 3, 1984
  6. ALL-AREA BOYS' SOCCER Times, The (Trenton, NJ) - Thursday, November 23, 1995