President’s Selection: The Original Six
United Soccer Leagues was created in the fall of 1986 with five clubs in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico playing in the Southwest Indoor Soccer League, and a sixth set to begin play the following year. The Garland Genesis won the inaugural title 7-2 against the Lubbock Lazers. The league was also comprised of the Albuquerque Outlaws, Amarillo Challengers and Oklahoma City Warriors. Marcos’ team, the Austin Sockadillos, began play the following year while he focused on launching the league. These six teams paved the way for the league to grow to 17 teams in its fourth season and the addition of an outdoor league in 1989.

A member of the Oklahoma City Warriors that won the second league championship for the 1987-88 season and again for the 1991-92 season, he also helped the Warriors reach the finals of the 1990-91 season and the Oklahoma City Slickers to the final of the 1994-95 campaign. A regular All-Star, Cook was also a leading scorer with the team.