Mike Gribbon Explained

Mike Gribbon
Fullname:Michael Gribbon
Birth Date:30 November 1957
Birth Place:Amityville, New York, United States
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:1975–1979
Youthclubs1:Clemson Tigers
Years1:1980
Years2:1981
Clubs2:Jacksonville Tea Men
Caps1:31
Caps2:2
Goals1:1
Goals2:0

Mike Gribbon is a retired American soccer defender who spent two seasons in the North American Soccer League.

Gribbon attended Clemson University, playing on the men's soccer team from 1975 to 1979.[1] In 1979, the Tigers finished runner-up in the NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Championship. In 1980, the New England Tea Men selected Gribbon in the first round (second overall) of the American Soccer League draft.[2] He scored his only goal with the team in his first game and quickly became a regular on the back line.[3] In 1981, the team moved to Jacksonville, Florida and became the Jacksonville Tea Men. Gribbon played two games for the relocated Tea Men.

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Notes and References

  1. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/clem/sports/m-soccer/auto_pdf/mso09mg_87-101.pdf Clemson soccer records
  2. TWO FOR TEAS Boston Globe - Friday, April 25, 1980
  3. NASL: GRIBBON THE HERO IN HIS TEA MEN DEBUT Boston Globe - Friday, May 9, 1980