Sharon McMurtry explained

Sharon McMurtry
Fullname:	Sharon F. McMurtry^[1]
Birth Date:	31 October 1960
Birth Place:	Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Position:	Midfielder
Youthclubs1:	Inglemoor Vikings
Clubs1:	Tacoma Cozars
Nationalyears1:	1985–1986
Nationalteam1:	United States
Nationalcaps1:	6
Nationalgoals1:	0

Sharon F. McMurtry (formerly Remer; born October 31, 1960) is an American retired soccer player and was a member of the United States women's national soccer team from 1985 to 1986. She was the first recipient of the U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year award in 1985.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

McMurtry was raised in Bothell, Washington,^[6] and attended Inglemoor High School, where she played volleyball and basketball, in addition to soccer on the boys' team. She was also a member of the Tacoma Cozars club team.^[3] At Seattle University, she played basketball for the Redhawks, not soccer. After one year of college, she dropped out to pursue a short-lived semi-professional basketball career in the Netherlands. She later played and coached in Australia.^[2]

In 2016, McMurtry was included in the Top 50 Women Players ranking by Washington Youth Soccer.^[6]

See also

• 1985 United States women's national soccer team

Further reading

• Grainey, Timothy (2012), Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer, University of Nebraska Press,
• Lisi, Clemente A. (2010), The U.S. Women's Soccer Team: An American Success Story, Scarecrow Press,
• Nash, Tim (2016), It's Not the Glory: The Remarkable First Thirty Years of US Women's Soccer', Lulu Press,

Notes and References

1. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950–1993 . 2 . 2010 . Ancestry.com.
2. Web site: Pentz. Matt. Why U.S. women's soccer pioneer Sharon McMurtry matters to this generation of players. Seattle Times. October 1, 2016. August 30, 2016.
3. News: U.S. WNT Flashback – 20th Anniversary of First-Ever Match: Sharon McMurtry . USSoccer.com . . August 18, 2005 . October 1, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161002072114/http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2014/03/17/13/13/u-s-wnt-flashback-20th-anniversary-of-first-ever-match-sharon-mcmurtry . October 2, 2016.
4. Web site: U.S. Soccer: The 17 women who blazed an amazing trail. Soccer America. October 1, 2016. November 1, 2000.
5. Web site: McDonald. Frank. When the U.S. Women's National Team was made in Washington. Society for American Soccer History. October 1, 2016. July 6, 2015.
6. News: Pentz . Matt . Michelle Akers, Hope Solo headline Washington Youth Soccer's 50th anniversary team . . July 20, 2016 . July 22, 2020 . live . https://archive.today/20200722124145/https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/reign/michelle-akers-hope-solo-headline-washington-youth-soccers-50th-anniversary-team/ . July 22, 2020 .