Houston Hurricane
August 2, 2014
The Houston Hurricane languished in a nearly empty Astrodome for three summers before being euthanized in the autumn of 1980. Houston was the sixth and final new club added to the North American Soccer League during a euphoric expansion orgy during the winter of 1977-78. The addition of Houston brought the NASL membership to an all-time peak of 24 clubs. However, none of the six clubs added in 1978 would survive beyond 1980. The expansion misfires of 1978 would later be cited by NASL observers and insiders as a factor in the league downward spiral in the early 1980’s and eventual closure in 1985.
