This Date in Sidekicks History August 26

Birthdays

• 1969: Nick Stavrou

Players Signed

• 1997: Willie Ruiz
• 2003: The following players were signed to one year contracts on this date:
  • Sinisa Alebic
  • Kiley Couch

Training Camp Opened

• 2002: Training Camp for the Sidekicks 18th season opened today at the Inwood Soccer Center.

The Long Goodbye

• 2002: Tatu, the last remaining player from the original Dallas Sidekicks team of 1984-85, announced his retirement as a player effective at the end of the season.

Regular Season Games

• 2000: at Sidekicks 12 Sacramento Knights 3

Exhibition Games

• 1997: Sidekicks 2 West Texas A&M University 2 at Amarillo, Texas
  • Outdoor Exhibition with then-rookie Beau Brown's Alma Mater.
    • Click Here for the game story that appeared in the Amarillo Globe-News