WA Youth Soccer to Induct Hall of Fame Class of 2019
Feb. 24 Celebration Set for Tacoma Stars Game at ShoWare Center
SEATTLE (2/20/19) – Washington Youth Soccer will welcome the Class of 2019 to its Hall of Fame on Feb. 24 at Accesso ShoWare Arena in Kent. The celebration surrounds the Tacoma Stars-Dallas Sidekicks game which begins at 5 p.m. PT.
The Class of 2019 features coaches, players, officials, past presidents, administrators and volunteers from all corners of the state during the organization’s storied 53-year existence. Some have guided teams to multiple national championships, others have represented the U.S. in international play, and all have contributed to making Washington one of the nation’s top states for experiencing the game of soccer.
This marks the 20th anniversary of Washington Youth Soccer inducting its first members to the Hall of Fame. A complete list of inductees is below.
To purchase tickets to the Stars-Sidekicks game and Hall of Fame activities Feb. 24, click here.
About Washington Youth Soccer
Founded in 1966, Washington Youth Soccer is a nonprofit organization bringing soccer opportunities at all levels of the game to kids ages 5-19 across the state. Our organization is comprised of 37 Member Associations and over 180 clubs that facilitate recreational, select and regional programs as well as TOPSoccer (soccer programming for players with disabilities). Additionally, we run four annual State Cup Tournaments, state level leagues, an Elite Player Development program, and several soccer outreach programs. For more information, see washingtonyouthsoccer.org.
Washington Youth Soccer Class of 2019
Doug Andreassen
Federal Way • Past President
• Chair – US Soccer Diversity Task Force
• Advocate – USYSA concussion protocol legislation
• Co-Founder – Washington State Legends of Soccer
• President – Washington Youth Soccer, Tacoma-Pierce County YSA, Cascadia Adult Soccer League
Debbie Barlow
Auburn • Coach
• U.S. Amateur Champions – 1980
• President – Washington State Women’s Soccer Association
• Coach – Washington ODP/Select Teams, Enumclaw & Auburn High School (boys & girls)
• Player – PCI Sharks
Louis Bond
Poulsbo • Coach/Administrator
• Washington Youth Soccer – Volunteer of the Year, Administrator of the Year, Competitive Coach of the Year
• President – Northwest Sound YSA
• Board, Coach – Bainbridge Island Youth
George Craggs (Deceased)
Seattle • Referee
• USSF National Referee
• Referee – NASL/ASL/WSL/PCL/NCAA/State League
• Assessor – Coordinator, Treasurer – Washington State Referees Assoc.
John Duggan (Deceased)
Tacoma • Coach
• Coach – Norpoint Royals
• Regional champion – 1976
• Coach – University of Puget Sound
Jeff Durgan
Tacoma • Player
• Player – U.S. National Team, U.S. Olympic Team
• NASL – Champion, 1980, 1982, Rookie of the Year, 1980
• Player – FC Seattle Storm
Michelle French
Kent • Player/Coach
• Player – U.S. National Team, Olympic Team, 2000
• Asst. Coach – U.S. National Team
• Coach – University of Portland
• Coach – U.S. Youth National Team
Peter Fewing
Seattle • Coach
• Coach – Seattle University
• NCAA/NAIA champions
• National Coach of the Year
• Player – FC Seattle Storm
Lesle Gallimore
Seattle • Coach
• Coach – University of Washington
• Pac-10 champion – 2000
• National Coach of the Year
• President – United Soccer Coaches
Booth Gardner (Deceased)
Tacoma • Coach
• Washington Governor
• Owner – Tacoma Tides
• Founder/Sponsor – Tacoma Cozars
• Coach – Tacoma Cozars
Helga Grosch
Federal Way • Administrator
• Co-Founder with husband Karl Grosch – Washington Youth Soccer
• Secretary – Washington Youth Soccer
• Historian – Washington Youth Soccer
Colleen Hacker
Tacoma • Coach
• Coach – Pacific Lutheran University, NAIA champions, 1988, 1989, 1991
• National Coach of the year (three times)
• United Soccer Coaches Merit Award – Hall of Fame
• Asst. Coach – U.S. National Team
Chris Henderson
Everett • Player
• Player – U.S. National Team
• Player – MLS Cup champion, 2000, Supporters’ Shield winner, 2001
• NCAA champion – UCLA
• Sporting Director – Seattle Sounders FC
Dick Henderson
Everett • Coach
• Coach – Cascade High School, Archbishop Murphy
• State champion – 1989, 2002 (boys), 2006, 2009 (girls)
• Coach – H&L/North County, WA Premier League champions
Alan Hinton
Kirkland • Coach
• Coach – Seattle Sounders (NASL)
• NASL Coach of the Year
• Co-founder – Seattle Sounders (A-League)
• Co-founder/coach – Crossfire Sounders
Sandra Hunt
Bellingham • Referee
• FIFA Referee
• Referee – FIFA Women’s World Cup, 1999, 2003, Olympic Games, 2000
• Referee – MLS (first female)
• FIFA Referee Instructor
Bill Hurme
Kirkland • Coach/Board Member
• Founder/Owner – Everett/Puget Sound BigFoot
• Co-founder – Crossfire Sounders
• Board – Washington Youth Soccer
Kasey Keller
Olympia • Player
• Player – U.S. National Team
• FIFA World Cup – 2002, 2006, 2010
• U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year – 1997, 1999, 2005
• Player – Premier League, Bundesliga, La Liga, MLS
Cliff McCrath
Seattle • Coach
• Coach – Seattle Pacific University, National Coach of the Year
• 5 NCAA Champions – 5 runners-up
• Retired – No. 2 NCAA Career Coaching Wins
• Founder/Commissioner – Northwest Collegiate Soccer Conference
Fred Mendoza
Normandy Park • Legal Counsel
• Chair – Public Stadium Authority Board
• Legal Counsel – Seattle Sounders, Washington Youth Soccer
• Referee – Washington YSA
• Coach – Highline High School, Highline YSA
Fran O’Brien
Tacoma • Player/Coach
• Player – Tacoma Stars, FC Seattle Storm
• WSL Champion – 1988
• Coach – Tacoma Tide, Pac NW
• Regional champion – 1987
Mark Peterson (Deceased)
Tacoma • Player
• Player – U.S. National Team
• Player – Seattle Sounders, career goals leader
• 1982 NASL North American Player of the Year
• Player – Tacoma Stars, Norpoint Royals
Walter Schmetzer
Seattle • Coach
• Coach – Lake City Hawks/Bobcats, Ingraham High School
• 7-time State Cup champion
• Co-founder – Seattle YSA
• Player – State League’s Germania
Mark Schuur
Tacoma • Player/Board Member
• Player – University of Washington, FC Seattle Storm, Norpoint Royals
• Regional champion, 1976
• Coach – Crossfire Premier
• Board – Washington Youth Soccer
Ray Smith (Deceased)
Tacoma • Coach
• President – Tacoma-Pierce County YSA
• T-PCJSA Outstanding Service Award
• Coach – Vista Vikings, 1973 State U17 Champions
• Coach, Lively Market Crusaders
Jeff Stock
Tacoma • Player
• Player – Seattle Sounders, Tacoma Stars, Norpoint Royals
• Player/Asst. Coach – FC Seattle Storm
• U.S. Youth National Team
• WSA Champion – 1988
Hope Solo
Richland • Player
• Player – U.S. National Team, U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year – 2009
• FIFA World Cup Champion, 2015
• Olympic Games Champion, 2008, 2012
• Player, Seattle Reign, WUSA, WPS
Ted Stiles
Spokane • Legal Counsel
• Co-Founder/Owner, Spokane Shadow
• Legal Counsel
• Volunteer
Dan Vaughn
Tacoma • Player
• Coach, Tacoma youth, Asst. Coach, Fort Steilacoom College
• Player, NASL
• Board, Washington Youth Soccer
• Referee, Tacoma youth
Gary Wright
Sammamish
• Executive
• Senior VP, Sounders FC
• MLS Executive of the Year
• Board, RAVE Foundation