Also, his dad was the inspiration for JR Ewing from the hit TV show Dallas. Take that, law professor!
I'll also point out that MLS was not his first go-round with pro soccer as he was instrumental in the original NASL with Dallas Tornado (and yes, we Atoms fans got a kick out of beating him with a team full of American players in 1973--sadly that experiment did not last, though their coach, Al Miller, went on to work with the Force and Crunch in Cleveland). Ironically, Hunt was instrumental in getting Philly that team as he met the soon to be owner (who was trying to get an NFL franchise himself) at an NFL function and recommended the NASL to him as a starting point.
I think technically for Lamar to become a Saint, there have to be three miracles in his name. 1. Crew stadium 2. 2008 MLS Cup championship and Sheild 3. TBD but all good Catholics (and some Protestants and Jews) are praying hard for a return of Guillermo.
And, you know, kgilbert, that Miller faced a FIFA ban with the Force/ Crunch for signing banned Canadian players ?
I never really followed the Crunch/Force. Watched on TV a few times. I think they played Pittsburgh in an exhibition at the Fairgrounds (memorable because the turf was not tacked down well and came up in sheets--not at all safe, I expect). I think the argument at the time was that they really weren't the same sport (FIFA never regulated our style of indoor soccer) and so FIFA had no jurisdiction. Kinda like FIBA telling Michael Jordan that he couldn't play baseball (rumor is that the reason Jordan tried baseball was because he was on "double secret probation" from the NBA for something--gambling I think).
Since this became kind of a Lamar remembrance thread, I'll put this here from Arace. On the money again. http://www.dispatch.com/content/sto...ns-fortunate-that-lamar-hunt-dreamed-big.html