Nashville Metros (Tennessee Rhythm) 1990-Present

Lynn Agee and Devinder Sandhu are the two principal figures in Nashville soccer, owning and operating the Nashville Metros for 13 years. The pair originally met Francisco Marcos at an indoor tournament in Fayetteville, Georgia in 1988. Two years later, despite not having an indoor facility in Nashville, the Metros were born as a member of USL, then known as the Sunbelt Independent Soccer League. Playing its first season entirely on the road led to a 0-10 record, but the pair were not discouraged. The following summer, the outdoor squad went 7-9. The early years continued to prove difficult as the indoor club only managed six wins in five seasons before it was dropped, finishing with a five-year mark of 6-48. The outdoor squad continued to finish below .500 until the summer of 1995 when it was 12-6 and reached the postseason. Two years later the pair helped take the team to the A-League as it became a member of USL. The club would return to its roots, joining the PDL in 2002.

Agee is a Middle Tennessee attorney who represents PACE International Union, the Tennessee Valley Ironworkers, other employee organizations and their members. He has played and coached soccer for more than 25 years in Memphis, Nashville and Murfreesboro. The Murfreesboro Strikers U-19 team he coached won the Tennessee State Championship in 1991. He also has developed indoor soccer facilities in Smyrna and Memphis. With the Metros, he handles legal and immigration matters, works on facilities and serves as chairman of the board.