Sharon McMurtry
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sharon F. McMurtry[1] | ||
| Date of birth | October 31, 1960[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Seattle, Washington, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position | Midfielder[2] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Inglemoor Vikings | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Tacoma Cozars | |||
| International career | |||
| 1985–1986 | United States | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sharon F. McMurtry (formerly Remer; born October 31, 1960) is an American retired soccer player and was a member of the United States women's national soccer team from 1985 to 1986. She was the first recipient of the U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year award in 1985.[3][2][4][5]
McMurtry was raised in Bothell, Washington,[6] and attended Inglemoor High School, where she played volleyball and basketball, in addition to soccer on the boys' team. She was also a member of the Tacoma Cozars club team.[2] At Seattle University, she played basketball for the Redhawks, not soccer. After one year of college, she dropped out to pursue a short-lived semi-professional basketball career in the Netherlands. She later played and coached in Australia.[3]
In 2016, McMurtry was included in the Top 50 Women Players ranking by Washington Youth Soccer.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b "U.S. Public Records Index, 1950–1993". Vol. 2. 2010 – via Ancestry.com.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ^ a b c "U.S. WNT Flashback – 20th Anniversary of First-Ever Match: Sharon McMurtry". USSoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. August 18, 2005. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ a b Pentz, Matt (August 30, 2016). "Why U.S. women's soccer pioneer Sharon McMurtry matters to this generation of players". Seattle Times. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "U.S. Soccer: The 17 women who blazed an amazing trail". Soccer America. November 1, 2000. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ McDonald, Frank (July 6, 2015). "When the U.S. Women's National Team was made in Washington". Society for American Soccer History. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ a b Pentz, Matt (July 20, 2016). "Michelle Akers, Hope Solo headline Washington Youth Soccer's 50th anniversary team". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
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Further reading
- Grainey, Timothy (2012), Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer, University of Nebraska Press, ISBN 0803240368
- Lisi, Clemente A. (2010), The U.S. Women's Soccer Team: An American Success Story, Scarecrow Press, ISBN 0810874164
- Nash, Tim (2016), It's Not the Glory: The Remarkable First Thirty Years of US Women's Soccer, Lulu Press, ISBN 1483451526