The Hartford Hellions indoor soccer team was the creation of Glastonbury, Connecticut accountant/flim flam man William E. Chipman. Formed on April 26th, 1979 as an expansion franchise in the upstart Major Indoor Soccer League, the Hellions staggered through two losing seasons on the Hartford Civic Center carpet before devout Christians bought the insolvent club, exorcised the (awesome) Satanic logo and branding, and packed the team off to the Bible Belt.
Major Indoor Soccer League (1980-1983) Born: May 30, 1980 – MISL expansion franchise Re-Branded: July 13, 1983 (Phoenix Pride) First Game: November 21, 1980 (L
The St. Louis Storm were a Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) club that played at the old St. Louis Arena from 1989 through 1992. The Storm never quite equaled the early popularity of their MISL predecessors, the St. Louis Steamers (1979-1988), but the club featured many of the top indoor players of the era, including Preki, Branko Segota, Thompson Usiyan and Slobo Ilijevski.
Major Indoor Soccer League (1978-1982) Born: 1978 – MISL founding franchise Folded: Postseason 1982 First Game: December 27, 1978 (L 6-5 @ Cincinnati Kids) Last
This is one of my favorite interviews I’ve done so far for Fun While It Lasted. In late May, I was fortunate to track down
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