Steve Twellman
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Steve Twellman was a U.S. soccer player who spent three seasons in the North American Soccer League
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Twellman attended Michigan State University
where he played on the Spartans soccer team during its first years playing in the NCAA Division I. He was team captain in 1971, earning second team All American recognition that season.
In 1972, the Atlanta Chiefs
selected Twellman in the first round of the North American Soccer League
college draft. He spent two seasons in Atlanta. In 1973, the team was renamed the Atlanta Apollos when ownership changed. The team folded at the end of the season and Twellman moved to the Boston Minutemen
for the 1974 season.
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:...
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Twellman attended Michigan State University
Michigan State University
Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...
where he played on the Spartans soccer team during its first years playing in the NCAA Division I. He was team captain in 1971, earning second team All American recognition that season.
In 1972, the Atlanta Chiefs
Atlanta Chiefs
The Atlanta Chiefs were a soccer team based in Atlanta, Georgia that played in the NPSL and NASL from 1967 to 1972. Their home fields were Atlanta Stadium and Tara Stadium . The club was the brainchild of Dick Cecil, then Vice President of the Atlanta Braves baseball franchise who were the Chiefs'...
selected Twellman in the first round 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:...
college draft. He spent two seasons in Atlanta. In 1973, the team was renamed the Atlanta Apollos when ownership changed. The team folded at the end of the season and Twellman moved to the Boston Minutemen
Boston Minutemen
The Boston Minutemen were a soccer team based out of Boston that played in the NASL. They played from 1974 to 1976. Their home fields included Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Schaefer Stadium in Foxborough, Veterans Memorial Stadium in Quincy and Sargent Field in New Bedford.Portuguese legend...
for the 1974 season.