This Date in Sidekicks History August 16

Player Signing

• 1985: Louie Nanchoff

Player Left (Reluctantly)

• 1994: Kevin Smith signed with La Raza de Monterrey.
  • Smith was sitting out the season rather than report to La Raza, who had selected him in the 1993 CISL Expansion Draft.
    • The protest was over an agreement Smith beleived he had with La Raza that would have allowed him to return to the Sidekicks if he played the 1993 season with the Monterrey club.
    • He returned to Dallas for the 1995 season.

Coaching Move Announced

• 1988: Sidekicks team president David Shuttee announced that Assistant Coach Keith Weller's contract would not be renewed for the upcoming season.
  • Weller's contract expired on August 25, 1988.

The Last Time It Happened

• 1997: The Sidekicks faced the Anaheim Splash for the final time.

He Said It

Louie has more MISL and indoor experience than any player we have...His record speaks for itself. He's a tremendous goal scorer, and he's a very, very exciting player to watch. I think his experience will help all of us....

-then head coach Gordon Jago to the Dallas Morning News about Louie Nanchoff's potential impact on the Sidekicks' upcoming second season.

Regular Season Games

• 1997: Anaheim Splash 6 at Sidekicks 5 (SO 2-3)