This Date in Sidekicks History May 29

Birthdays

• 1964: Jorge Acosta
• 1972: John Stark

Always Remember the First Time/Record Book

• 1987: The Sidekicks sold out a home game for the first time. <read the game story>
  • The All-Time attendance record of 16,824 set on this night was equaled twice more in 1987, and stood until August 19, 2001.

   

They Said It

• 1987:

  Encore! Get back out there! Go on. Enjoy it! There are 16,800 people out there! They deserve it!

  --Sidekicks head coach Gordon Jago to his players after the Sidekicks win in front of their first ever sold-out Reunion Arena crowd.

Division Change Blocked

• 1986: Gordon Jago, acting as the Sidekicks's director at the MISL league meetings, blocked a proposed move of the Sidekicks back to the Western Division (where they played in the 1984-85 season). He cited rivalries that were established with clubs in the Eastern Division as the reason to stay put.

Next Season Announced

• 1986: The MISL Board of Directors announced that the 1986-87 season would be 52 games played from November 4, 1986 through May 3, 1987. The dates, covering 26 weekends, would allow for the potential of 21 of the 26 home games to be played on weekened (Friday, Saturday, or Sunday) days.
  • The actual Sidekicks schedule featured 7 games on non-weekend evenings.

Playoff Games

• 1987: Eastern Division Finals Game Four: at Sidekicks 9 Cleveland Force 4
  • Dallas leads the Best of Seven series 3 games to 1.