Houston Summit Explained

Houston Summit were a professional indoor soccer team that operated from 1978 to 1980. They played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League.^[1] In 1980, the franchise was moved to Baltimore to become the Baltimore Blast. Their roster mainly included players from the Houston NASL, the Houston Hurricane.^[2] During the two seasons that the Summit played in Houston, the average home attendance was 2,749. The team was named for its home arena.

Season-by-season

Season	Record	Regular Season	Playoffs
1978–79	18–6	1st	Lost Semifinals to Philadelphia Fever
1979–80	20–12	1st, Central Division	Lost MISL Finals to New York Arrows

Honors

MISL Championships

• runner-up: (1979–80)

MISL Regular Season Prmiereships

• (1978–79)

MISL Division Championships

• Central Division: (1979–80)

MISL Coach Of The Year

• Timo Liekoski (1978–79)

MISL Goalkeeper of the Year

• Paul Hammond (1978–79)
• Sepp Gantenhammer (1979–80)

MISL Leading Goalkeeper

• Paul Hammond (1978–79)
• Sepp Gantenhammer (1979–80)

All-MISL: First Team

• Kai Haaskivi (1978–79, 1979–80)
• Ian Anderson (1978–79)

All-MISL: Second Team

• Paul Hammond (1978–79)
• Stewart Jump (1978–79)

All-MISL: Honorable Mention

• Mick Poole (1979–80)
• Jim Pollihan (1979–80)

MISL All-Star Game Selections: First Team

• Mick Poole (1979–80)
• Ian Anderson (1979–80)
• Kai Haaskivi (1979–80)

MISL All-Star Game Selections: Second Team

• Stewart Jump (1979–80)
• John Stremlau (1979–80)

Notes and References

1. News: Joe . Conway . . Can 1836 be a hit where other soccer teams have missed? . January 30, 2006 . September 20, 2014.
2. Web site: www.sover.net . 2009-05-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090221131255/http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/ . 2009-02-21 . dead .