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Soccer Hall of Fame to Announce Player Inductees Jan. 15
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ONEONTA, NY (January 8, 2009) – The National Soccer Hall of Fame will announce the newest players elected to the Hall of Fame on Thursday, January 15th at the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Annual Convention in St. Louis, MO.
* Press Conference at 6:00 pm (local time) in Room 120 of the Convention Center * Opportunities for a Q&A session, photographs, and video following the announcement for print, television and radio media. * We request that all media withhold their release of the announcement information until after the national television broadcast at approximately 7:45 pm local time. * In Attendance: * Hall of Fame President Stephen H. Baumann * New Inductees * Hall of Famers in attendance at the Convention. Anticipated press conference attendees include Walter Bahr, Clay Berling, Anson Dorrance, Julie Foudy, Bob Hermann, Pat McBride, Ron Newman, Len Oliver, Hank Steinbrecher, Al Trost, and Jerry Yeagley.
National Television announcement on Fox Soccer Channel’s Center Circle Live broadcast from the NSCAA Convention Exhibit Hall at approximately 7:30 pm local time.
The Hall of Fame was established in 1950. There are 270 individuals honored at the Hall of Fame, 129 players and 141 builders. Visit www.soccerhall.org for a complete list of those honored.
The Hall of Fame will host a panel discussion, Voices of Soccer: Hall of Famers and Their Passion for the Game, on Friday, January 16th at 11:00 in Convention Center room 274. The discussion will be moderated by Hall of Fame President Stephen H. Baumann and the participants will include Hall of Famers Marcelo Balboa, Anson Dorrance, Julie Foudy, and the two players newly elected to the Hall of Fame. The media is invited to offer questions to the panel.
About the Hall of Fame
The Mission of the National Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum is to Celebrate the History, Honor the Heroes, Inspire the Youth and Preserve the Legacy of Soccer in the United States. The Hall of Fame is a private, non-profit institution.
Located in Oneonta, NY, the National Soccer Hall of Fame opened a new 30,000 sq.ft., state-of-the-art multimedia museum in 1999. The Hall of Fame tells the story of soccer in America through artifacts, photographs, video and written narratives. The main VideoWall portrays some of the greatest moments and the greatest goals in soccer history as well as live soccer action from the World Cup, MLS, and U.S. Soccer matches. The Hall features an extensive interactive, youth oriented Kicks Zone, including a kid-sized indoor field, where visitors have fun kicking, heading and playing video soccer games. Unique and rare artifacts on exhibit range from The Dewar Cup, the oldest team trophy in U.S. sport, to the Women’s World Cup won by the USA in 1999, the uniforms of Pele and Mia Hamm, Kristine Lilly’s golden shoes, and NASL championship rings. That and so much more are all at the National Soccer Hall of Fame. In addition to the interactive Museum, the National Soccer Hall of Fame’s 61-acre complex boasts the Kicks Hall of Fame Museum Store, a research library, four world-class soccer fields and office/meeting facilities. Visit the Hall of Fame at www.soccerhall.org
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