Tom Howe
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Tom Howe is a retired American soccer midfielder
who played professionally in the North American Soccer League
.
Howe attended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
, playing on the men's soccer team from 1968 to 1971. In 2007, he was inducted into the Cougars Hall of Fame. iN 1973, Howe joined the St. Louis Stars of the North American Soccer League
. He went on to play for the Denver Dynamos
and the Minnesota Kicks
.
In 2004, Howe was inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame.
He currently coaches with the Scott Gallagher Soccer Club.
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
who played professionally 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:...
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Howe attended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, commonly abbreviated SIUE, is a four-year coed public university in Edwardsville, Illinois about from St. Louis, Missouri. SIUE was established in 1957 as an extension of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, and is the younger of the two largest...
, playing on the men's soccer team from 1968 to 1971. In 2007, he was inducted into the Cougars Hall of Fame. iN 1973, Howe joined the St. Louis Stars 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 went on to play for the Denver Dynamos
Denver Dynamos
The Denver Dynamos were a soccer team based out of Denver that played in the NASL from 1974 to 1975.Their home field was Mile High Stadium. After the 1975 season, they moved to Minnesota and became the Minnesota Kicks.-Year-by-year:...
and 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...
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In 2004, Howe was inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame.
He currently coaches with the Scott Gallagher Soccer Club.