The Hartford Hellions were a soccer team based out of Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960, it is the second most populous city on New England's largest river, the Connecticut River. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making...

 that played in the Major Indoor Soccer League. They played from 1979 to 1981. The Hellions played their first season in the New Haven Coliseum

New Haven Coliseum

The New Haven Coliseum was a sports-entertainment arena located in downtown New Haven, Connecticut. Construction began in 1968 and was completed in 1972...

 before moving to the remodelled Hartford Civic Center

Hartford Civic Center

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In May 1981, Athletes in Action purchased the Hellions and moved the team to Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....

. The new owners renamed the Hellions the Memphis Americans

Memphis Americans

The Memphis Americans were a soccer team based out of Memphis, Tennessee that played in the old Major Indoor Soccer League. They played from 1981 to 1984. Their home arena was the Mid-South Coliseum....

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Roster

Andy Atuegbu

Andy Atuegbu

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   Igor Bachmeier   Mike Bakic

Mike Bakic

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 Richard Bute (1980-81) Mickey Cave Howie Charbonneau

Howie Charbonneau

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 Mickey Cohen Alfie Conn

Alfie Conn, Jr.

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 Leo Figueiredo Herve Guilliod

Herve Guilliod

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 (1979-80) Erich Guyer Paul Hammond Mike Hewitt

Mike Hewitt

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 Peter Kotch (1980-81) Hank Liotart

Hank Liotart

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 Dave MacKenzie

Dave MacKenzie (soccer)

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 Eduardo Marasco Henry McCully

Henry McCully

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 Roy Messing

Roy Messing

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 Jose Neto

José Neto

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 Thomas Nevers

Thomas Nevers

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 Yilmaz Orhan

Yilmaz Orhan

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 Doug Pollard Bob Rohrbach

Bob Rohrbach

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 Bruce Rudroff

Bruce Rudroff

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 Mike Stojanovic

Mike Stojanovic

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 Paul Toomey

Paul Toomey

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 Keith Tozer

Keith Tozer

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