Albany Alleycats Players - Scott Cannon, Carl Rees, Des McAleenan (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Senior club appearances and goalscounted for the domestic league only.* Appearances (Goals) Scott Cannon (born July 22, 1968 in Evansville, Indiana) was a U.S. soccer defender who played three seasons in Major League Soccer, two in the American Professional Soccer League, three in the National Professional Soccer League and at least four in the USISL and USL. He was the 1999 USL Defender of the Year and a two time USL All Star. Cannon grew up in Evansville, Indiana, attending Reitz Memorial High School where he was a 1985 and 1986 NSCAA High School All-American soccer player. He then went on to attend University of Evansville, playing on the mens soccer team from 1986 to 1990. In 1990, he was named a first team All-American and was inducted into the Evansville Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003 In the spring of 1991, during his final semester of college, Cannon started his professional career with the Albany Capitals of the American Professional Soccer League (APSL). The Capitals made it to the finals of the APSL but lost in penalty kicks. In the summer of 1991, he also played for the U.S. at the World University Games. That fall, he signed with the Harrisburg Heat of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) for the 1991-1992 season, despite being selected first (third overall) by the Cleveland Crunch in the first round of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) draft. He later signed with the Detroit Rockers at some point during the 1994-1995 NPSL season, playing only ten games with them. In the summer of 1995, Cannon spent one season with the expansion Albany Alleycats of USISL. That fall, he signed with the Cincinnati Silverbacks of NPSL. In February 1996, the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer selected Cannon in the... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=16234411