Hartford Hellions

The Hartford Hellions were a soccer team based out of Hartford, Connecticut that played in the Major Indoor Soccer League. They played from 1979 to 1981. The Hellions played their first season in the New Haven Coliseum before moving to the remodelled Hartford Civic Center. The team was conceived and owned by Glastonbury accountant William Chipman. The two seasons in Hartford the Hellions average 4,361 fans per game.

In May 1981, Athletes in Action purchased the Hellions and moved the team to Memphis, Tennessee. The new owners renamed the Hellions the Memphis Americans.^[1]

Coaches

• Hubert Vogelslinger - Technical Advisor

Notable Players

• Andy Atuegbu
• Igor Bachmeier
• Mike Bakic
• Richard But (1980–81)
• Robert Gadocha
• Mickey Cave
• Howie Charbonneau
• Mickey Cohen
• Alfie Conn
• Leo Figueiredo
• Herve Guilliod (1979–80)
• Erich Geyer
• Paul Hammond
• Mike Hewitt
• Peter Kotch (1980–81)
• Hank Liotart
• Dave MacKenzie
• Eduardo Marasco
• Henry McCully
• Roy Messing
• Jose Neto
• Thomas Nevers
• Yilmaz Orhan
• Doug Pollard
• Bob Rohrbach
• Bruce Rudroff
• Mike Stojanovic
• Paul Toomey
• Keith Tozer (1979–81) 48 Apps 9 Goals

External links

• Hartford Hellions on FunWhileItLasted.net

References

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