Ronnie Fair

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Ronnie Fair
Personal information
Full name Veronica Fair Sullins
Birth name Veronica Ching Fair[1]
Date of birth (1978-08-05) August 5, 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Los Altos, California, U.S.
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Position(s) Defender
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1999 Stanford Cardinal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 New York Power 42 (0)
2003 San Diego Spirit 15 (0)
2004 San Diego WFC SeaLions
International career
1997–1998 United States 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Veronica Fair Sullins (born Veronica Ching Fair; August 5, 1978) is an American retired professional

caps. She played professional club soccer for New York Power and San Diego Spirit of the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA).[2]

Her twin sister, Lorrie Fair, was also a member of the national team, and when Ronnie was called in to participate in a game against England on May 9, 1997, in San Jose, California, it became the first time a pair of sisters played together for the women's national team.[3]

Playing career

Fair

was drafted to the New York Power for the inaugural season of the WUSA. She started all 21 games and served two assists.[2] She returned with the Power for the 2002 season and was the only player on the squad to start all 21 games. She played a total of 1752 minutes as a midfielder and defender during the season. Her four assists ranked second on the team.[2] During the 2003 season, Fair played for the San Diego Spirit.[2]

International career

In 1997, Fair made two substitute appearances for the senior United States women's team. She started a match in 1998 for a total of three caps.[4]

Current career

Dr. Veronica Fair Sullins graduated from medical school at the University of California, San Diego in 2009 after earning a BS in Biological Sciences at Stanford. She completed her residency at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center in general surgery. Sullins then matched in a highly competitive pediatric surgery program at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. She is now a pediatric surgeon at Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA.[5]

References

  1. ^ Hiltbrand, David (June 8, 2003). "Soccer dynamo". Inquirer Magazine. Philadelphia: The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 13. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d 4. Ronnie Fair, WUSA.com, archived from the original on January 3, 2004, retrieved September 5, 2013
  3. ^ Lorrie Fair, Soccertimes.com, retrieved September 5, 2013
  4. ^ "U.S. Women's National Team All-Time Player Appearances". United States Soccer Federation. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
  5. ^ "Ronnie Sullins, MD - Pediatric General Surgery - Westwood Pediatrics". www.uclahealth.org. Retrieved December 16, 2023.

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