NASL reunion attracts former players and nostalgic fans

September 17, 2005
FRISCO, Texas -- Long before Pele, there was Ken Cooper handing out coupons for free beer in shopping malls.

Not to mention the Kiwanis Club luncheons, nightclubs and fourth-grade classrooms he daily worked like a car salesman on a showroom floor. In fact, teammate Roy Turner did sell cars between Dallas Tornado games to make ends meet.

Pele saved the North American Soccer League in 1975 and overexpansion destroyed it by 1985. But first there were players like Cooper ...

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