1973 Dallas Tornado Roster

North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 11-4-4 - 111 points
in the NASL's South Division

Lost Championship
Coach: Ron Newman (11-4-4)
Location: Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 74,742, Avg. 7,474 in 10 home dates
1973 Dallas Tornado Statistics

The Dallas Tornado of the North American Soccer League ended the 1973 season with a record of 11 wins and 4 losses and 4 ties for 111 points in the NASL's South Division.

Dallas topped the league with 36 goals. The team yielded 25 goals. Ilija Mitic scored 12 goals for the Tornado, while Kyle Rote and Richard Reynolds netted five or more, too. Kyle Rote recorded 10 assists. Ken Cooper recorded a 0.78 goals against average, leading qualifying goalkeepers.

Ron Newman coached the team. The 1973 Dallas Tornado lost in the Championship.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Julio AlasDJuly 19, 19435'5"140, Argentina
Gary AllisonGOctober 14, 19526'0"170Munich, Germany
Mohammad AttaihM,DFebruary 15, 19505'4"135Accra, Ghana
Jim BenedekD,FJune 9, 19415'8"154Budapest, Hungary
John BestDJuly 11, 19405'11"175Liverpool, England
Ray BloomfieldFOctober 15, 19445'10"160London, England
Otey CannonFOctober 16, 19505'10"165San Francisco, California
John CollinsDJanuary 21, 19495'8"162Rhymney, Wales
Eduardo ConstantinoM
Ken CooperGOctober 11, 19466'0"170Blackpool, England
Dick HallDJuly 3, 19455'9"168Portland, England
Nicholas JenningsFJanuary 18, 19465'5"150Wellington, England
Luiz JuracyFMay 3, 19395'8"168, Brazil
Ilija MiticM,FJuly 19, 19405'10"160Belgrade, Serbia Yugoslavia
Bobby MoffatDOctober 7, 19455'10"165Portsmouth, England
Mike RenshawF,DApril 28, 19485'9"164Manchester, England
Richard ReynoldsFFebruary 15, 1948Looe, Cornwall England
Bob RidleyF,MMay 30, 19425'8"150Reading, England
Kyle RoteFDecember 25, 19506'0"183Dallas, TX
Carl RotejnF
Roy TurnerMOctober 30, 19435'10"170Liverpool, England



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