This Date in Sidekicks History May 23

Player Retired

• 1985: Manny Andruszewski

Always Remember the First Time

• 1987: then-head coach Gordon Jago received a Yellow Card Caution for the first time in his coaching career during the 2nd period of Game One of the Eastern Division Finals.
• <read the story from the Dallas Morning News to find out why>.

Phone Support

• 1986: Facing a June 1 deadline imposed by then-owner Don Carter to find a new owner for the club or see it fold, the Sidekicks received 7 telephone calls today pledging between $5,000 and $200,000 in support. A group headed by Dallas businesswoman Jan Rodgers,that would become the Sidekicks 1, Ltd. investment group that eventually would buy the franchise, welcomed the assistance, which would supplement the 5 person ownership group that made the initial proposal to Mr. Carter to buy the club.

He Said It

• 1985: We parted on friendly terms with the understanding that should he wish to return to indoor soccer, he would do so with the Dallas Sidekicks.

  --then Sidekicks general manger Ron Adkins on Andruszewski's retirement.

• 1986: If we can put together a limited partnership of 10 to 15 people, that's what we think it would take.

  --Sidekicks head coach Gordon Jago on the state of the new ownership group that was forming.

   

   

• 1990: If we play our game, they can't beat us...If we don't, it'll be vacation time for us.

  --goalkeeper Joe Papeleo to the Dallas Morning News on the importance of the next day's Game 6 of the Western Division Finals vs San Diego at Reunion Arena.

Training Camp Opened

• 1995: The 1995 training camp opened today.

Playoff Games

• 1987: Eastern Division Finals Game 1: at Cleveland Force 5 Sidekicks 3
  • Cleveland leads the Best of Seven series 1 game to 0.
  • Click Here for the game story from the Dallas Morning News.