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- 1976-05-02
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
The Tacoma Tides soccer team posed for a group portrait early in May of 1976, prior to the pro team's successful home debut at Cheney Stadium. Tacoma had been awarded a pro soccer franchise from the American Soccer League for the 1976 season. The new team, dubbed the "Tides" and led by coach Dan Wood (extreme left, back row) and goalie Jamil Canal (third from right, standing), had opened a 24-game league schedule on April 24th with a 1-0 victory in Sacramento against the Sacramento Spirits. 12 games would be played at Cheney Stadium, the first on May 5th, with the season concluding in August. Despite taking 2nd place in the Western Division, the team folded at the end of the 1976 season. The ASL team's name had been chosen in a public contest with the winning entry submitted by pro handballer, Gordy Pfeifer. (TNT 2-23-76, A-1, A-11; TNT 3-3-76, B-1-articles on soccer; TNT 4-24-76, B-1-article; TNT 4-25-76, F-1-article)
Soccer--Tacoma--1970-1980; Soccer players--Tacoma--1970-1980; Cheney Stadium (Tacoma); Wood, Dan; Canal, Jamil;