AFTER THEY WERE ROGUES

A 1981 press photo of former Rogue Hugh O'Neill while playing for the American Soccer League team "Carolina Lightnin".  The head and hand on the right of the photo belong to
 Lightnin' head coach (and former Tampa Bay Rowdies star) Rodney Marsh.

HUGH O'NEILL, 1978

BEFORE THEY WERE ROGUES

Team photo of the 1976 Hartford Bicentennials featuring future Rogues Bobby Thomson, Henry McCully, Hugh O'Neill, and Gene DuChateau.

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.

LOCAL AD FEATURING ROGUES PLAYERS, 1978

This ad for "The Flaming Hearth" featured, from left to right, ?, Fran Lemons, John Houska, and Hugh O'Neill.  It was a bar/ restaurant that would run shuttle buses from the restaurant to the games.  It closed down a while back but the building is still there and is currently unoccupied.  I do not know the identity of the guy on the far left behind the soccer ball.  He is not pictured in any media guide or team photo.  If anyone knows who he is please let me know!  You can contact me at gorogues@gmail.com.

HUGH O'NEILL, 1978

BEFORE THEY WERE ROGUES

Hugh O'Neill

Thanks to Dave Morrison for the photo.