Monday, July 26, 2010

Friday, July 23, 2010

THE "VOGUES'" FAN DAY, 1978


















Rogues' fan Bill sent along another great photo from the Rogues' 1978 fan day.  This one is of his dad surrounded by members of the Rogues cheerleaders, the"Vogues."  Thanks Bill, this photo is fantastic!

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

FRANZ St. LOT, 1979























Franz pictured in action against Tulsa during the 1979-80 NASL indoor season.
Thanks nasljerseys.com

Monday, July 19, 2010

BEFORE THEY WERE ROGUES






















Eddie Kelly.  Ok, so Eddie Kelly never played for the Rogues.  He WAS to be be signed but got hurt and the transfer fell through.  Still, he did appear in some of the initial media information after the franchise was announced.  For this reason, I consider him part of the Rogues history.

Thursday, July 15, 2010

MYSTERY SOLVED!






















A few weeks back I posted this ad for "the Flaming Hearth" restaurant from 1978.  It features Hugh O'Neill, John Houska, and Fran Lemons.  The guy sitting behind the soccer ball was the mystery.  He was not listed on the Rogues player roster and I had no clue to his identity.  Thanks to former Houston Hurricane (NASL) and Memphis Americans (MISL) player Matt O'Sullivan the mystery is solved.  I received an e-mail from Matt and he told me that the person in question is Ray Nolan.  Ray played college soccer at Chico State in California.  He spent a short time with the Rogues before moving to the Houston Hurricane where he made several appearances for the Hurricane's reserve team.  Very special thanks go out to Matt O'Sullivan for providing the answer to this question.

Monday, July 12, 2010

BEFORE THEY WERE ROGUES






















Cleveland Lewis (kneeling) pictured with his Brandeis University coach Mike Coven in 1976.  

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

DAVID STRIDE, 1979






















David Stride in action at the Mid-South Coliseum during the 1979-80 NASL Indoor Season.