Peter Isaacs
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Peter Isaacs is a former Jamaican soccer forward
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Isaacs grew up in Kingston and attended Wolmers' Boys High School, where he was spotted by scouts from Howard University
who recruited him to play at the university. He attended Howard from 1986 to 1989, playing on the men’s soccer team. In 1988, Howard went to the NCAA championship game
only to fall to Indiana
.http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE6DE163BF936A35751C1A96E948260 In 1989, Isaacs capped his collegiate career by being named a first team All American
and a finalist for the Hermann Trophy
.
On 26 July 1990, the Dallas Sidekicks
drafted Isaacs in the first round (seventh overall) of the Major Indoor Soccer League
draft. However, a month earlier, on 26 June 1990, the San Francisco Bay Blackhawks
of the American Professional Soccer League
(APSL) had signed Isaacs to a two year contract.http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1134233.html He remained with the team through the 1993 season, after which the team folded. He then moved to Mexican Second Division club Irapuato
for the 1993-1994 season. In 1994, he was back in the U.S. playing with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of APSL. However, the Strikers folded at the end of the season. In 1995, he played for the Tampa Bay Cyclones in the USISL.
On 6 April 1995, Major League Soccer
signed Isaacs and in January 1996, the Kansas City Wiz selected him in the second round (sixteenth overall) of the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft
. However, Isaacs never played for the Wiz.
Isaacs earned at least 15 caps with the Jamaican national team
, scoring four goals.
He now coaches middle school soccer and in his spare time writes articles, one which was published by the Sun Sentinel in 2009.
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
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Isaacs grew up in Kingston and attended Wolmers' Boys High School, where he was spotted by scouts from Howard University
Howard University
Howard University is a federally chartered, non-profit, private, coeducational, nonsectarian, historically black university located in Washington, D.C., United States...
who recruited him to play at the university. He attended Howard from 1986 to 1989, playing on the men’s soccer team. In 1988, Howard went to the NCAA championship game
NCAA Men's Soccer Championship
The NCAA began conducting a Men's Division I Soccer Championship tournament in 1959 with an eight-team tournament. Currently, the tournament field consists of 48 teams...
only to fall to Indiana
Indiana Hoosiers
The Indiana Hoosiers are the athletic teams for the Bloomington campus of Indiana University . Athletic teams sponsored by IU Bloomington include cross country, track, baseball, golf, tennis, rowing, volleyball, soccer, football and basketball...
.http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE6DE163BF936A35751C1A96E948260 In 1989, Isaacs capped his collegiate career by being named a first team All American
Division I First-Team All-American (soccer)
The Division I First-Team All-Americans are the best eleven U.S. college soccer players as selected by the NCAA.-1970–1983:From 1970 to 1983 the NCAA only named defenders and forwards in addition to one goalkeeper.-1983–present:...
and a finalist for the Hermann Trophy
Hermann Trophy
The Hermann Trophy is awarded annually by the Missouri Athletic Club to the United States's top male and female college soccer players.-History:...
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On 26 July 1990, the Dallas Sidekicks
Dallas Sidekicks
The Dallas Sidekicks were one of the longest operating professional soccer teams, either indoor or outdoor, in the United States, based in Dallas, Texas, and operating from 1984 until suspending operations following the 2004 season. The team was founded as a member of the original Major Indoor...
drafted Isaacs in the first round (seventh overall) of the 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...
draft. However, a month earlier, on 26 June 1990, the San Francisco Bay Blackhawks
San Francisco Bay Blackhawks
San Francisco Bay Blackhawks was a professional soccer team which came into existence in 1989 as a team in the Western Soccer League . The Blackhawks spent time in the American Professional Soccer League and the United States Interregional Soccer League...
of the American Professional Soccer League
American Professional Soccer League
The American Professional Soccer League is a former professional men's soccer league which featured teams from both the United States and Canada. It was the first outdoor soccer league to feature teams from throughout the United States since the demise of the original North American Soccer League...
(APSL) had signed Isaacs to a two year contract.http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1134233.html He remained with the team through the 1993 season, after which the team folded. He then moved to Mexican Second Division club Irapuato
Club Irapuato
The Club Deportivo Irapuato, is located in Irapuato, Mexico. That has mostly played in the second tier of Mexican football . From 2000 to 2004, the team briefly rose to prominence and to the first division reaching the playoffs or liguilla...
for the 1993-1994 season. In 1994, he was back in the U.S. playing with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of APSL. However, the Strikers folded at the end of the season. In 1995, he played for the Tampa Bay Cyclones in the USISL.
On 6 April 1995, Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
signed Isaacs and in January 1996, the Kansas City Wiz selected him in the second round (sixteenth overall) of the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft
1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft
The MLS Inaugural Player Draft, held before Major League Soccer's initial 1996 season, distributed players who had already graduated from college to the league's ten inaugural teams. The draft occurred on February 6 and 7, 1996...
. However, Isaacs never played for the Wiz.
Isaacs earned at least 15 caps with the Jamaican national team
Jamaica national football team
The Jamaica national football team is the national team of Jamaica and is controlled by the Jamaica Football Federation. After decades in CONCACAF obscurity, they gained many fans throughout the world after they qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup...
, scoring four goals.
He now coaches middle school soccer and in his spare time writes articles, one which was published by the Sun Sentinel in 2009.