This Date in Sidekicks History July 1

Honor Roll

• 2002: David Doyle was named Sidekicks Most Valuable Player by the Dallas All-Sports Association.

Record Book

• 1993: The Sidekicks set a team record by scoring 13 goals at Arizona.
  • This beat the previous mark of 12 vs Kansas City on February 22, 1991.
    • Also became the team record for most goals scored in a road match.
  • This record was broken 10 days later at La Raza when the 'Kicks scored 19.

Front Office Changes

• 1985: Bill Nuttall was fired, and the position of Player Personell Director eliminated.
  • Head Coach Gordon Jago assumed the duties of scouting and player contract negotiations that previously to Nuttall.

Always Remember the First Time

• 1985: Nuttall, the first person hired for any position in the Sidekicks organization, was also the first Front Office person fired.

• 1993: The Sidekicks visited America West Arena (home of the Arizona Sandsharks) for the first time.
• 1997: Jose Alvarado earned his first assist as a Sidekick in a game at Sacramento.

Trade

• 1994: Sent Gary Young to the Las Vegas Dustdevils for the rights to Mike Powers, who declined to report to Las Vegas after being taken in the Dustdevils Expansion Draft.

Labor Trouble

• 1986: The MISL owners instituted a lockout of the players in a dispute over written details of a tenative contract agreed to during the season that prevented a player walkout.
  • Sidekick players continued to work Summer Camps during the dispute.

Regular Season Games

• 1993: Sidekicks 13 at Arizona Sandsharks 9
• 1994: at Sidekicks 10 Portland Pride 5
• 1997: at Sacramento Knights 5 Sidekicks 2