Cincinnati Kids
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The Cincinnati Kids were a soccer team based out of Cincinnati
that played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League
. They played only in the 1978-79 MISL season and were partially owned by Pete Rose
. Their home arena was Riverfront Coliseum
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The Cincinnati Kids are referenced in an episode of the TV show WKRP in Cincinnati
which guest-starred baseball great Sparky Anderson as himself. Anderson was hired by the station as a host of a new talk radio program. Anderson's first guest is the captain of the Cincinnati Kids Derek Doogle played by guest star Andrew Bloch.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
that played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League
Major Soccer League
The Major Indoor Soccer League, known in its final two seasons as the Major Soccer League, was an indoor soccer league in the USA from 1978 to 1992. After the folding of the North American Soccer League in 1984, the MISL was the Division I soccer league for the United States...
. They played only in the 1978-79 MISL season and were partially owned by Pete Rose
Pete Rose
Peter Edward Rose , nicknamed "Charlie Hustle", is a former Major League Baseball player and manager. Rose played from 1963 to 1986, and managed from 1984 to 1989....
. Their home arena was Riverfront Coliseum
U.S. Bank Arena
U.S. Bank Arena is an indoor arena, located in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, along the banks of the Ohio River, next to the Great American Ball Park. Completed in September 1975, the arena seats 17,556 people...
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The Cincinnati Kids are referenced in an episode of the TV show WKRP in Cincinnati
WKRP in Cincinnati
WKRP in Cincinnati is an American situation comedy that featured the misadventures of the staff of a struggling fictional radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio. The show was created by Hugh Wilson and was based upon his experiences working in advertising sales at Top 40 radio station WQXI in Atlanta...
which guest-starred baseball great Sparky Anderson as himself. Anderson was hired by the station as a host of a new talk radio program. Anderson's first guest is the captain of the Cincinnati Kids Derek Doogle played by guest star Andrew Bloch.