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my uncle Barry Wallace played for the roughnecks

He coached my higher school team in phila he wasn’t well liked

My wife and I were there. We were season ticket holders and I played NEOASA (northeast oklahoma amateur soccer assoc.) first division. Too bad people do not think Tulsa could support a major league franchise. The support was here!

I was working concessions at Skelly Stadium during the time the NASL was active, got to see a lot of free games. I was so disappointed when the league disbanded.

I was at this game. It was pretty cool that the Cosmos weren't playing.

Looks like a packed house. Sponsored by bread. Bread bread nread! Eat carbs, they are good for you.

Out of Bolton, Scotland :)

That's my grandfather. The man in the white shirt at the beginning is my father. He introduced me to soccer, and now I play with him always in my mind. I was at his side when he was very sick. He was a great manager. Love you grandpa lemon.

Channing Tatum and Jordana Brewster were both born the day this match was played. :)

You should have seen Alan Woodward in his prime he was something special

I was there. This is when soccer really caught fire in Tulsa back in the 1970s.

If you have the full match. Please post it

If you have the full match please post it

Do you have a video of the full match? If yes, can you please upload it. I want to watch the full match.

#9 - Giorgio Chinaglia, the greatest player to don the jersey of the NY Cosmos. Everybody says Pele. Who played more games with the Cosmos.

If that's the only venue they can play it that so be it.

@Indyfan22k What I said

Of course, MLS has a business plan that now demands construction of soccer specific stadiums. Tulsa very nearly got a league owned team to play at Skelly Stadium (now Chapman Stadium) in MLS for 1996, but the pro soccer people and the TU people got into a squabble about converting the field to grass... TU agreed to convert to grass ONLY if the soccer people would pay for it ($1mil at the time). They didn't come up with the money, and TU installed spartanturf instead.

Thanks for your comments. Our new NPSL team has introduced a former Roughneck at almost all of our home games. We had over 3200 attendance for our opening day game. Last week attendance for our NPSL game against Liverpool Warriors of Dallas drew over 3,700.

Don't know if Fattaman will reply soon... but, it really is hilarious in hindsight. 6 pts for a win, up to 3 pts for each goal scored, no ties, "shootouts" rather than PK's... 35 yard line offsides, most teams played on astroturf, aging international stars, American and Canadian players in supporting roles, most teams used North Americans as goalkeepers because it meant they didn't have to have another clumsy American on the field, lol... great memories... glad

back then there wasn't anywhere else to play. NASL is back as a Division 2.

they need to get Edmonton and Minnesota to take their old NASL names. league should bring back Tulsa.

Worse, what the heck do you mean ? NASL had better teams names and bigger crowds and tv coverage.

what's the point ?

Nice video, the great Roberto Bettega.

I remember this game as a kid. Billy Caskey scored on a bicycle kick with minutes remaining. Tulsa still lost the game. I wish the league could have made it.

you can purchase get a copy from Dave in Austin, TX... dave brett dot com

do you have a copy of the entire game?

thank you Jeff. Unfortunately Noel had been beset by multiple strokes which severely impacted on his health. Very sad,

Sorry to hear. Was told at some point recently he was wanting to get a team in the new NASL for Tulsa.

RIP Noel..controversial and unforgettable xxx

Plus it was a double catchphrase while in New England for both Lipton and the Boston Tea Party.

Nice video. I remember the Roughnecks when I was growing up. '83 was Tulsa only sporting glory.

Great Corner Kick setup for a goal

Pro Soccer Championships should not be played on Artificial Turf

Commentator says Roger Davis...please that is Roger Davies! The great Roger Davies...a longtime Seattle Sounder fan knows that for sure. Sure miss his wonderful play!

@FRSFreeState They would make a good USSF-Division 2 team in the new NASL.

Bob Carpenter is currently the television play-by-play voice of the Washington Nationals on the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN). After over three decades, I can't believe he still sounds exactly the same.

Don't forget MLB.

Zpellin errror at the begginning ;)

@rays130226 Your arguments don't make any sense. Gen adidas isn't much and the NASL didn't need designated players rules since there was no cap, and the players were paid enough already. The same can't be said of the MLS. Also, the MLS isn't beating the NHL, not even close. I'm an MLS fan don't get me wrong, but the quality of soccer compared to the old NASL is not even close. The old NASL was one the best leagues in the world back in the day. The MLS isn't even top twenty.

Howard Balson always called Skelly Stadium "the House of Horrors," more times than not in disgust. He later served as the English language public address announcer for the Chicago Fire when they played home matches at Soldier Field. His usual broadcast partner for Sting games on radio was Kenny Stern, the son of the franchise owner. As for Roy Leonard, he was the perfect cure for insomnia. Yep, that dull.

The NASL was truly a North American League

The NASL didn't spend enough time coming up with the name for their Championship

Bob Carpenter former St. Louis Cardinals Broadcaster & now Washington Nationals Broadcaster. I remember when he was on the Channel 8 Sports Director in Tulsa when I was growing up. He did a great job teaming up with Chris Lincoln on Tulsa Roughnecks television broadcast.

Two future ESPN announcers! Who knew?

I have a VCR tape of this broadcast! The entire broadcast from the TV Truck that was sitting at the bottom of the Skelly Stadium Press box. You can listen to Jim Carvellas and Shamus Mallon? sp ? during the commercial breaks as they were inserting the commercials in NY. Cameras are doing zooms and pans during the break. Had a friend in the truck. Don't know if anyone would ever be interested but if they are, they can email me at joe.riddle@cox.net

@vidlivs Actually, the NASL's glory years came right after one of the "Big 3 in NY" retired and Chinaglia didn't retire until after 1983 when the end was nigh anyway. There's so much more to the demise of the NASL than that.

@FCnewyorkESC-- dude, that was everyone that had been in a Miller Lite commercial for years. Every joke was an inside joke. You had to be there.

The NASL'; rags to riches to rags to extinction.