Keith Aqui
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Keith Aqui was a Trinidad soccer Forward
who was spent three seasons in the North American Soccer League
. He earned an unknown number of caps with the Trinidad and Tobago national football team
.
From 1965 to 1967, Aqui attended Mausica Teachers College in Trinidad. He then entered Howard University
, where he played on the men’s soccer team from 1970 to 1972. He was a 1970 second team All American and a 1971 first team All American
. In 1971, Aqui and his team mates won the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship
. He was inducted into the Howard University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996. Aqui became a central part of a Howard University lawsuit against the NCAA when the NCAA declared him retroactively ineligible after the 1971 college soccer season based on his attendance at Mausica. As a result, the NCAA voided Howard’s 1971 NCAA championship. Howard sued the NCAA, but the United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit ruled in favor of the NCAA. In 1974, Aqui signed with the Baltimore Comets
of the North American Soccer League
. In 1976, the Comets moved to San Diego where the team was renamed the San Diego Jaws
. Aqui played an unknown number of games with the Trinidad and Tobago national football team
during the 1970s.
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
who was spent three seasons in the North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
. He earned an unknown number of caps with the Trinidad and Tobago national football team
Trinidad and Tobago national football team
The Trinidad and Tobago national football team, nicknamed The Soca Warriors, is the national team of Trinidad and Tobago and is run by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation. It reached the first round of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Finals...
.
From 1965 to 1967, Aqui attended Mausica Teachers College in Trinidad. He then entered Howard University
Howard University
Howard University is a federally chartered, non-profit, private, coeducational, nonsectarian, historically black university located in Washington, D.C., United States...
, where he played on the men’s soccer team from 1970 to 1972. He was a 1970 second team All American and a 1971 first team All American
Division I First-Team All-American (soccer)
The Division I First-Team All-Americans are the best eleven U.S. college soccer players as selected by the NCAA.-1970–1983:From 1970 to 1983 the NCAA only named defenders and forwards in addition to one goalkeeper.-1983–present:...
. In 1971, Aqui and his team mates won the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship
NCAA Men's Soccer Championship
The NCAA began conducting a Men's Division I Soccer Championship tournament in 1959 with an eight-team tournament. Currently, the tournament field consists of 48 teams...
. He was inducted into the Howard University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996. Aqui became a central part of a Howard University lawsuit against the NCAA when the NCAA declared him retroactively ineligible after the 1971 college soccer season based on his attendance at Mausica. As a result, the NCAA voided Howard’s 1971 NCAA championship. Howard sued the NCAA, but the United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit ruled in favor of the NCAA. In 1974, Aqui signed with the Baltimore Comets
Baltimore Comets
The Baltimore Comets were a soccer team based out of Baltimore, Maryland that played in the North American Soccer League. They played from 1974 to 1975. Their home field was Memorial Stadium...
of the North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
. In 1976, the Comets moved to San Diego where the team was renamed the San Diego Jaws
San Diego Jaws
The San Diego Jaws were a soccer team based out of San Diego, California that played in the North American Soccer League. They only lasted one year, 1976. Their home field was the Aztec Bowl, San Diego State University's home. Previous to San Diego, the team played as the Baltimore Comets...
. Aqui played an unknown number of games with the Trinidad and Tobago national football team
Trinidad and Tobago national football team
The Trinidad and Tobago national football team, nicknamed The Soca Warriors, is the national team of Trinidad and Tobago and is run by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation. It reached the first round of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Finals...
during the 1970s.