Randy Phillips (soccer) explained

Randy Phillips
Birth Date:14 August 1959
Birth Place:Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Position:Goalkeeper
Collegeyears1:1977–1980
College1:Southern Methodist
Years1:1981
Years2:1982
Years3:1983–1985
Clubs3:Dallas Americans
Caps1:10
Caps2:0
Caps3:45
Goals1:0
Goals2:0
Goals3:0

Randy Phillips (born Dallas, Texas) is a retired U.S. soccer goalkeeper who spent two seasons in the North American Soccer League, one in the American Soccer League and two in the United Soccer League. He was also a two-time first team All American goalkeeper at Southern Methodist University.

Phillips grew up in Dallas, Texas and attended Southern Methodist University where he played on the men's soccer team from 1977 to 1980. He was a three-time All American, being selected to the second team in 1978 and the first team in 1979 and 1980.[1] In 1980, Phillips signed with the Minnesota Kicks of the North American Soccer League. He played in ten games, but the Kicks folded at the end of the season and on December 8, 1981, the Tulsa Roughnecks acquired Phillips in the Dispersal Draft.[2] He was a backup player for Tulsa during the 1982 season. In 1983, he moved to the Dallas Americans in the American Soccer League.[3] The ASL collapsed at the end of the season and the American players moved to the newly established United Soccer League. Phillips was the Americans' starting goalkeeper for the 1984 and 1985 USL seasons.[4] The USL also collapsed after only half the season was played. Phillips does not appear to have played professionally after that.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=SC&yr=1978 1978 All Americans
  2. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9502EFDD1438F93BA35751C1A967948260&n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/Subjects/S/Soccer December 8, 1981 Transactions
  3. http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1983.html The Year in American Soccer – 1983
  4. http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1984.html The Year in American Soccer – 1984