Tom Hayes (soccer)

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Tom Hayes
Personal information
Date of birth (1963-11-20) November 20, 1963 (age 59)
Place of birth St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1982–1985 St. Louis Billikens
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1985–1987 Louisville Thunder (indoor)
1987–1988 Los Angeles Lazers (indoor) 23 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tom Hayes is a retired American soccer forward who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League and American Indoor Soccer Association.

Hayes graduated from Thomas Aquinas High School in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended St. Louis University, playing on the men's soccer team from 1982 to 1985. [1] In 1985, Hayes turned professional with the Louisville Thunder of the American Indoor Soccer Association. The Thunder won the 1987 AISA championship, then folded soon after. Head coach Keith Tozer moved to the Los Angeles Lazers where he brought in Hayes and several ex-Thunder players. On September 30, 1987, Hayes signed with the Los Angeles Lazers of MISL. [2] He retired at the end of the season. [3]

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