1. John Franklin "Jay" Heaps was born on August 2,1976 and is an American former soccer player who currently serves as president and general manager of Birmingham Legion FC.
29 Facts About Jay Heaps
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Jay Heaps is a former head coach for the New England Revolution in Major League Soccer.
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Towards the end of his career Jay Heaps played with the United States men's national soccer team, earning four caps at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
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Jay Heaps was coach of the New England Revolution from 2011 to 2017.
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Jay Heaps was part of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup winning 2007 roster and was part of the 2008 North American SuperLiga winning roster.
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Jay Heaps was on the Miami Fusion team from 1999 to 2001.
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Jay Heaps then played for the New England Revolution from 2001 to 2009.
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Jay Heaps won Defender of the Year in 2009 for the New England Revolution.
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Jay Heaps grew up in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, and graduated from Longmeadow High School.
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Jay Heaps played college soccer for the Duke University Blue Devils from 1995 to 1998.
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Jay Heaps was named first team All-ACC all four of his years, was a three-time finalist for the Hermann Award, and as a senior was awarded the Hermann Trophy by the Missouri Athletic Club, marking him as the nation's top college player.
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Additionally, Jay Heaps played for the Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team under Mike Krzyzewski from 1996 to 1999.
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Jay Heaps appeared in 27 games and played 68 minutes total.
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On June 20,2001, Jay Heaps was traded to the New England Revolution, along with a second-round pick in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft in exchange for defender Brian Dunseth and a first-round pick in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft.
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In 2002, Jay Heaps made 27 appearances for the Revolution, scoring 2 goals and recording 6 assists.
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Jay Heaps started six matches of the Revolution's 2002 MLS Cup playoffs campaign, scoring the Revolution's only goal in game 2 of the Eastern Conference Final against the Columbus Crew on October 9, giving the Revolution their first away playoff win in club history.
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Jay Heaps was ejected from the match in the 39th minute after a clash with Freddy Garcia, but returned to the lineup for MLS Cup 2002.
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Jay Heaps went on to become a mainstay in the Revolution backline over the next seven seasons, leading the team in minutes played and matches started in both 2003 and 2008, and helping the club reach three more MLS Cup finals, all of which he started.
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Jay Heaps helped the club win their first two pieces of silverware, in the form of the 2007 US Open Cup and the 2008 North American SuperLiga, though he missed the final due to a red card in the semifinal.
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In 2009, Jay Heaps was named Revolution team Defender of the Year.
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Jay Heaps announced his retirement from soccer at the end of the season, on December 3,2009.
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In total, Jay Heaps appeared in 304 MLS matches, and retired holding the Revolution team records for games played, games started, and minutes played, ranking in the top 10 in league history in those categories.
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In November 2011, Jay Heaps was inducted into the New England Soccer Hall of Fame.
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On June 25,2009, Jay Heaps received his first call-up for the United States for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
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On July 11,2009, Jay Heaps made his debut with the United States against Haiti.
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In 2010, Jay Heaps became the color commentator for the New England Revolution games on Comcast SportsNet New England, alongside Brad Feldman.
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In 2018, Jay Heaps was announced as the first president and general manager of the expansion USL club Birmingham Legion FC in Birmingham, AL.
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On November 14,2011, Jay Heaps was named as head coach of the New England Revolution, replacing former Revolution coach Steve Nicol whose contract was not renewed following the 2011 Major League Soccer season.
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That match featured the first goal scored under Jay Heaps' coaching tenure, scored by Saer Sene.