Gregg Thompson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | August 4, 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | San Jose, California, United States | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978, 1980–1982 | Indiana Hoosiers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1984 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 47 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor) | 35 | (9) |
| 1984–1988 | Minnesota Strikers (indoor) | 187 | (29) |
| International career | |||
| 1984–1985 | United States | 12 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gregg Thompson (born August 4, 1960) is an American former
High school and college
Thompson spent his early youth in California before moving to
His biggest claim to fame was his accomplishments during the state semi-final game against Columbia Heights. There was 30 seconds remaining on the clock, Stillwater was losing the game 14-13 and the ball was 37 yards away from the goalpost. Stillwater decided to attempt a field goal. Thompson was the field goal kicker as well. Thompson was successful in making the 37 yard field goal but there was a penalty on the play. The refs moved the ball back 5 yards. Thompson was again successful in kicking a 42-yard field goal to win the game. It was later found out that Thompson completely tore his ACL and meniscus on the fifth play of the game; nevertheless, his final game stats included throwing a touchdown pass, rushing for 125 yards and kicking the game-winning field goal.
Thompson also went to the state finals in track his senior year long jumping over 22' and triple jumping nearly 47'. (his first triple jump as a junior in high school was the fifth best ever recorded in the state at the time) While he was one of the best football players to come out of the state of Minnesota, he preferred soccer and chose to attend
Thompson joined the Hoosiers in 1978. He did not play in 1979 because of a knee injury, but became a regular through the 1980–1982 seasons. In 1982, he captained Indiana as it ran to the
In 2007, Thompson was inducted into the Indiana University Hall of Fame. One of only seven soccer players to be inducted into the IU Hall of Fame.
Professional
The
National and Olympic teams
At the end of the 1983 NASL season, Thompson joined the U.S. Olympic team as it prepared for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Thompson played all three games for the U.S. at the Olympics, including scoring the U.S. goal in its 1–1 tie with Egypt in front of 85,000 people at Stanford Stadium. The U.S. finished the first round at 1–1–1 and failed to qualify for the second round.[2]
Even before the Olympic games, Thompson had earned his first
Post-playing career
Thompson is a partner in a real estate group located in Roseville, CA and coaches youth soccer. He has 4 children (3 boys & a girl) Ty (the oldest) started all four years at Stanford. During his senior year, captained Stanford to their first NCAA Division 1 Championship, Tanner played 4 years at Indiana University. He was All-American during his sophomore, junior and senior year, Tommy was signed as a
References
- ^ "Stillwater Gazette".
- ^ SOCCER; U.S. Out of Medal Race
- ^ USA – Details of International Matches 1980–1989 Archived September 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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