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October 25, 2006
Lagos, Foudy selected for USL Hall of Fame
Two players who have made a huge impact on Bay Area soccer have been elected to the United Soccer Leagues (USL) Hall of Fame.
Manny Lagos, who played such a big role in the Quakes' 2001 and 2003 championships, will be joined in the 2006 Hall of Fame class by Julie Foudy, former US women's national team star, Stanford grad, and Bay Area Women's Sports Initiative co-founder, as well as long-time U.S. defender Marcelo Balboa.
Here at the blog we recall a number of great Manny Lagos moments. He scored some key goals against Columbus in the 2001 playoffs, for example. Our favorite Lagos goal was against Tampa Bay that same year, when Landon Donovan played a blind scoop pass to an onrushing Lagos, who headed it past a very frustrated Adin Brown. If we close our eyes, we can still see Manny running the left flank with his awkward, stork-like sprint. We'll take him on our team any time.
As for Foudy, her list of accomplishments is somewhat longer: Olympic gold medalist, World Cup champion, champion of women's sports, Title IX crusader... it goes on and on.
Congratulations to all!
Posted by Jay at October 25, 2006 06:59 PM