Dick Hall (soccer)

Richard Hall is an English retired-American association football defender. He played seven seasons with the Dallas Tornado in the North American Soccer League. He also earned four caps with the U.S. national team between 1973 and 1975. He previously coached high school boys soccer in Dallas, Texas, but has recently retired.

Dick Hall
Personal information
Full name Richard Hall
Date of birth (1945-07-03) 3 July 1945
Place of birth Weymouth, Dorset, England
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1967 Weymouth 164 (6)
1967–1968 Bournemouth & Boscombe 11 (0)
1968–1970 Weymouth 88 (1)
1970–1976 Dallas Tornado 122 (0)
National team
1973–1975 United States 4 (0)
Teams managed
1971– Greenhill School
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

In 1970 Hall moved to the U.S. from England and signed with the Dallas Tornado of the North American Soccer League (NASL). He spent the next seven seasons in Dallas. In 1971 the Tornado won the NASL championship as Hall was named a first team All Star. He was named a second team All Star in 1972 and 1974 before being named to the first team for a second time in 1975.

National team

After gaining his U.S. citizenship, Hall earned four caps with the U.S. national team between 1973 and 1975. His first game was a 2–0 loss to Mexico on 16 October 1973. He played in two losses to Haiti in November 1972. His last game came in a 6–0 loss to Argentina on 21 August 1975.

Coaching

In 1971 Hall became the boys' soccer coach at Greenhill School in Addison, Texas. In his thirty-six seasons at Greenhill, Hall has won over five hundred games and fifteen Southwest Preparatory Conference titles .

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