Showing posts with label Atlanta Chiefs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Atlanta Chiefs. Show all posts

Friday, March 4, 2011

1979 - NASL Stickers


Cards 1-3: NASL logo, NASL ball, Atlanta Chiefs

Cards 4-6: California Surf, Chicago Sting, Dallas Tornado

Cards 7-9: Detroit Express, San Diego Sockers, Ft. Lauerdale Strikers


Friday, February 18, 2011

Sonny Carter - Soccer to Space


Manley Lanier "Sonny" Carter, Jr. (August 15, 1947–April 5, 1991) was an American physician, professional soccer player, Naval officer, and NASA astronaut who flew on STS-33. He was scheduled to fly on STS-42 at the time of his death in the crash of Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311 in Brunswick, Georgia while on a commercial airplane traveling for NASA.

He received a bachelor of arts degree in chemistry from Emory University, in 1969 and a doctor of medicine degree from there in 1973. After completing medical school in 1973, Carter completed internship in internal medicine at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. In 1974, he entered the Navy and completed flight surgeon school.

Carter played collegiate soccer and ran track at Emory university. His senior season, he was captain and most valuable player on the soccer team. In 1970, Carter signed with the Atlanta Chiefs of the North American Soccer League, for whom he played three seasons.

Commemorative Space Shuttle postal cancel, signed by astronauts Ken Reightler, Sonny Carter, Don Williams, Bob Cabana and Gregory Harbaugh.