Randy Phillips
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Randy Phillips is a retired U.S. soccer goalkeeper
who spent two seasons in the North American Soccer League
, one in the American Soccer League
and two in the United Soccer League
. He was also a two-time first team All American goalkeeper
at Southern Methodist University
.
Phillips grew up in Dallas, Texas
and attended Southern Methodist University
where he played on the men’s soccer team from 1977 to 1980. He was a three-time All American, being selected to the second team in 1978 and the first team
in 1979 and 1980. In 1980, Phillips signed with the Minnesota Kicks
of the North American Soccer League
. He saw time in ten games, but the Kicks folded at the end of the season and on December 8, 1981, the Tulsa Roughnecks
acquired Phillips in the Dispersal Draft. He was a backup for Tulsa during the 1982 season. In 1983, he moved to the Dallas Americans
in the American Soccer League
. The ASL collapsed at the end of the season and the Americans moved to the newly established United Soccer League
. Phillips was the Americans' starting goalkeeper for the 1984 and 1985 USL seasons. However, the USL also collapsed after only half the season was played. Phillips does not appear to have played professionally after that.
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...
who spent two seasons in the North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
, one in the American Soccer League
American Soccer League
The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...
and two in the United Soccer League
United Soccer League
The United Soccer League was a professional soccer league in the United States in the mid-1980s.After the demise of the second incarnation of the American Soccer League in 1983, four ASL teams founded the USL...
. He was also a two-time first team All American goalkeeper
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:...
at Southern Methodist University
Southern Methodist University
Southern Methodist University is a private university in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU operates campuses in Dallas, Plano, and Taos, New Mexico. SMU is owned by the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church...
.
Phillips grew up in Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
and attended Southern Methodist University
Southern Methodist University
Southern Methodist University is a private university in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU operates campuses in Dallas, Plano, and Taos, New Mexico. SMU is owned by the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church...
where he played on the men’s soccer team from 1977 to 1980. He was a three-time All American, being selected to the second team in 1978 and the first team
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:...
in 1979 and 1980. In 1980, Phillips signed with the Minnesota Kicks
Minnesota Kicks
Minnesota Kicks were a professional soccer team that played at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota from 1976 to 1981. The team was a member of the now defunct North American Soccer League. The team had relocated to Minnesota after having been based in Denver, Colorado as the Denver Dynamos...
of the North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
. He saw time in ten games, but the Kicks folded at the end of the season and on December 8, 1981, the Tulsa Roughnecks
Tulsa Roughnecks
-NASL:The Tulsa Roughnecks were a North American Soccer League team from Tulsa, Oklahoma. They played at Skelly Stadium on the campus of the University of Tulsa. The Roughnecks were a regular in the NASL playoffs, and won the NASL Soccer Bowl in 1983, defeating the Toronto Blizzard at B.C. Place...
acquired Phillips in the Dispersal Draft. He was a backup for Tulsa during the 1982 season. In 1983, he moved to the Dallas Americans
Dallas Americans
Dallas Americans was an American soccer club based in Dallas, Texas that was a member of the American Soccer League. It is also the name of a Indoor American Football team.After the ASL folded, the club joined the newly formed United Soccer League....
in the American Soccer League
American Soccer League
The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...
. The ASL collapsed at the end of the season and the Americans moved to the newly established United Soccer League
United Soccer League
The United Soccer League was a professional soccer league in the United States in the mid-1980s.After the demise of the second incarnation of the American Soccer League in 1983, four ASL teams founded the USL...
. Phillips was the Americans' starting goalkeeper for the 1984 and 1985 USL seasons. However, the USL also collapsed after only half the season was played. Phillips does not appear to have played professionally after that.