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Ed Tepper
Full Name: Edward Barry Tepper
Year Inducted: 2014
Co-Founder MISL
Born: 3/12/1938 Philadelphia, PA

Co-Founder

Ed Tepper saw the potential indoor soccer had as a viable sport after he took in an exhibition match at the Spectrum in 1974 between the Philadelphia Atoms and Moscow Red Army. That game featured three 20-minute periods and 4’x16′ goals, but Tepper, along with Earl Foreman, set out to turn a demonstration sport into a professional league and in 1978 they launched the MISL. Tepper would go on to own the New Jersey Rockets and later launched the successful Philadelphia Kixx franchise.

MEDIA
They Get Their Kicks on a Hockey Rink
2/18/1980Sports Illustrated
Game`s Father Sees His Baby Grow Up
2/22/1987Chicago Tribune
Ed Tepper’s indoor game still kicking 40 years later
8/7/2017Turf and Boards
MISL Indoor Soccer's Origin Story – With Co-Founder Ed Tepper
3/9/2019Good Seats Still Available
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