2003 Hall of Fame

2003 Hall of Fame Inductees:
Hall of Fame Dinner to be held March 29, 2003

James Cook
Founder of Northwest Ohio Youth Soccer League, the Festival Tournament and Maumee Youth Soccer.  Board of OYSAN

Mario Gerhardt
Co founder of OASL, Mentor Soccer Club, Founder of Chagrin Falls and Solon Youth Soccer.  Long time coach.

Tom Hatfield
Founder of North Olmsted Soccer Organization, Greater Cleveland and Ohio Soccer Coaches Halls of Fame, Director of NOSO Cup.  Long time coach.

Timo Liekoski
National Team Coach, State Director of Coaching, Columbus Crew Head Coach, Founder of Emerald Soccer Club

Hans Kopp
Co-founder of the first youth soccer league in Ohio in 1965. Co-founder and first president of the “Ohio Youth Soccer Association-North” from 1974-1984. Member of the “National Soccer Coaches Committee” 1975-1977 and co-founder of the “National State Coaches School”. He established the “Ohio State Soccer Coaching School” as one of the first two state coaching schools in the Nation and served as its first state coach in 1975. Co-founder of the “US National Olympic Soccer Development Program” and served as the firsts director of the “Mid-West Regionional Development Program” from 1977-1983. He was the founder of the “Western Reserve Women/Girls soccer League” and the creator of the OYSA-N state cup program, now known as the “Sam Bothwel Memorial Tournament”. He held a National coaching license 1972-1988 and coached you soccer on local, state, regional and national levels.

Jack Marshall
Active coach and administrator of OASL for over 25 years.  Founded the Fenn College (Cleveland State University) soccer program and was its first coach.

Win Otto
President of Northwest Ohio Youth Soccer League, Chairman of Region II 2002 Tournament, OYSAN Board Member


Hall of Fame members will have their names inscribed on a plaque in the OYSAN office and will receive a crystal bowl or vase and a special pin.  People who are deceased will have the award presented to the appropriate family member.

The Hall of Fame is a program of the Ohio Youth Soccer Association North who have established the following criteria:

All Hall of Fame members must have contributed significantly to youth soccer in the Ohio Youth Soccer Association North as an administrator, coach, referee, media, or player.
Administrators of any youth soccer team, club, league, referee or state including members of Boards of Directors, volunteers, and/or employees must have served for at least 10 years.
Coaches must have served at the youth soccer level for at least 5 years.
Referees must be retired from their top level of service for three years.
Media persons or organizations must have had 10 years of service to youth soccer at any level.
Players must be retired for at least two years from professional teams, or national teams the highest level at which they played youth soccer.


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