Tad DeLorm

Tad DeLorm (born in Trier) is a retired German-born American football (soccer) goalkeeper who played three seasons in the North American Soccer League and three in the American Soccer League. He now works at Classical Magnet School in Hartford, Connecticut. He is a soccer and baseball coach.

Tad DeLorm
Personal information
Date of birth (1955-12-07) December 7, 1955
Place of birth Trier, Germany
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1974–1977 Keene State College
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978 Colorado Caribous 2 (0)
1979 Atlanta Chiefs 3 (0)
1979–1980 Atlanta Chiefs indoor 14 (0)
1980 Minnesota Kicks 6 (0)
1980–1981 Minnesota Kicks indoor 7 (0)
1981–1983 Detroit Express 73 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

College

DeLorm attended Keene State College where he was a 1977 NAIA first team All American.[1] That year, Keene went to the NAIA national men's soccer championship where they lost to Quincy University. In December 1996, Keene State inducted DeLorm into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame.[2]

Professional

In 1978, DeLorm turned professional with the Colorado Caribous in the North American Soccer League. He played two games, both as a substitute. The Caribous moved to Atlanta where they were renamed the Atlanta Chiefs for the 1979 season. In 1980, DeLorm moved to the Minnesota Kicks. In 1981, he signed with the Detroit Express of the American Soccer League. He played for them through at least 1983.[3] In 1982, he was the ASL's top goalkeeper.[4]

Yearly awards
  • ASL Leading Goalkeeper: 1982
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References
  1. Keene State All Americans
  2. NOTEBOOK The Hartford Courant - Wednesday, December 4, 1996
  3. The Year in American Soccer - 1983
  4. The Year in American Soccer - 1982
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