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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. A great read about how professional sports came to Kansas, and the unlikely love affair that captivated a city.By TigerLilyBrilliant oral history of one of the most improbable sports phenomena of the 20th Century. Soccer fan or not, this is a compilation of stories, anecdotes, and first-hand memories of the Wichita Wings of the Major Indoor Soccer League and how a city fell in love with the Englishman-turned- American who was at the helm for many years. Written in a fresh format that reads like you're sitting in somebody's living room reminiscing the mostly - good ol' days, with memories that can invoke laughter, tears, and rip-off-the- bandaid candor. Especially poignant if you were there and "lived to tell," but for those who weren't, you'll feel as if you were.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Oh, man! The memories!By FedoradudeA great walk down memory lane of some of the great names and great games in the phenomenon that was the Wichita Wings. Also a great peek into what all went on behind the scenes in that club and the MISL as told through the voices of the players, coaches, front office staff, a ref or two and even the journalists that covered the Wings.I just wish there was some kind of "where are they now" of each member of the roster through all the great years of the club at the end of this book.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. What a great book for fansBy JennabretWhat a great book for fans. Sports rarely get a look at the inside dynamics of a professional sports team from the point of view from many inside the locker room, this book does just that. The depth of team history regarding how it was built each year and the why's are answered. It was an improbable story. From 1979 to 1992, world-class soccer players from England, Denmark, Argentina, Wales, Ireland, and beyond, made their way to Kansas, of all places, to play for the Major Indoor Soccer Leaguersquo;s Wichita Wings. The first major league professional sports team in Kansas history, the Wings would heat up the cold, winter nights in a jam-packed and raucous Kansas Coliseum. Competing against the likes of New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Chicago, plucky Wichita would become a yearly playoff contender and one of the leaguersquo;s most successful franchises. None of it would have been possible without a working-class boy from Liverpool, England named Roy Turner. A star for the North American Soccer Leaguersquo;s Dallas Tornado in the 1970s, Coach Turner would convert the men, women, and children of Wichita into an army of orange-clad soccer fans dedicated to making their town bigger than it ever had been before.

About the AuthorTim Orsquo;Bryhim has written articles and book reviews for a number of publications, including Splurge! Magazine, Builder and Developer, and Townhall.com. Michael Romalis is a lifelong Wings fan, an avid collector of Wings memorabilia, and unofficial historian of all things Wichita Wings. This is the first book for both authors.

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