Gregg Thompson played as a defender who was the 1983 North American Soccer League Rookie of the Year.
21 Facts About Gregg Thompson
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Gregg Thompson was voted team MVP and the most Popular Player during his rookie year while playing for the Tampa Bay Rowdies.
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Gregg Thompson spent two seasons in the NASL and four in the Major Indoor Soccer League.
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Gregg Thompson was a member of the US National Team from 1984 to 1986 and participated in the 1984 Summer Olympics.
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Gregg Thompson spent his early youth in California before moving to Stillwater, Minnesota when he was fourteen.
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Gregg Thompson became a star athlete at Stillwater High School.
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Gregg Thompson was an outstanding running back, averaging 8.9 yards per carry over his high school career while breaking over 40 football records at Stillwater High School.
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Gregg Thompson was fast running the 40 yard dash in 4.4 seconds and strong benching over 350 lbs.
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Gregg Thompson was successful in making the 37-yard field goal but there was a penalty on the play.
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Gregg Thompson was again successful in kicking a 42-yard field goal to win the game.
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Gregg Thompson went to the state finals in track his senior year long jumping over 22' and triple jumping nearly 47'.
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Gregg Thompson was voted the Minnesota High School Athlete of the Year when he graduated from Stillwater in 1978.
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Gregg Thompson scored the first goal, but Duke replied and the game ended tied at one all.
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Gregg Thompson replied with a swerving free kick which found the net, giving Indiana its first national title.
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Gregg Thompson would come in second in the balloting for the Hermann Trophy that year, losing to Ulrich.
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In 2007, Gregg Thompson was inducted into the Indiana University Hall of Fame.
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Gregg Thompson elected to sign with the Rowdies and was named the 1983 NASL Rookie of the Year after playing thirty games.
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Gregg Thompson would go on to play a total of 12 times for the full national team between 1984 and 1985, including several qualification matches for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
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Gregg Thompson is a partner in a real estate group located in Roseville, CA and coaches youth soccer.
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Gregg Thompson has 4 children Ty started all four years at Stanford.
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Gregg Thompson was All-American during his sophomore, junior and senior year, Tommy was signed as a homegrown player by the San Jose Earthquakes after his freshman year at Indiana University and is a starter for the Earthquakes, Tatum is his favorite soccer player of all time.