The San Diego Jaws were a North American Soccer League franchise that lasted only one summer at the Aztec Bowl in 1976. The franchise left for Las Vegas in 1977 only to return a year later with a new owner, new stadium and new name: the San Diego Sockers.
Arguably Las Vegas’ first Major League sports team, soccer Quicksilvers lasted only for one season during the summer of 1977. The club’s finest hour came in their home opener at Las Vegas Stadium on April 9th, 1977. The match pitted the Quicksilvers’ aging Portuguese superstar Eusebio against the glamorous New York Cosmos and Brazilian legend Pele. Pele knocked Eusebio out of the match with a hard slide tackle in the 38th minute. But the Quicksilvers shocked the powerful Cosmos 1-0 on a goal by Victor Arbelaez.
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