Thursday, September 25, 2003
TAMPA, FL -- United Soccer Leagues announced the formation of the USL Hall of Fame Election Committee. The committee will include inaugural inductees Lynn Agee, Mike Balson, Joe Brown, Pat Ercoli, Bob Gansler, Charmaine Hooper, Neil Macpherson, Pat Parker, Devinder Sandhu, USL founder and president Francisco Marcos and USL COO and Executive Director Dave Askinas.
USL also announced the USL Hall of Fame will include players and coaches from the A-League prior to it joining USL in 1997.
"It is the right thing to do," said Marcos. "As the new home of the league, we have an obligation to recognize the achievements of those who helped make the A-League what it is today and helped professional soccer stay alive after the loss of the NASL."
In addition, the waiting period for players was changed from three years to one year for inactive players and two years for active players.
