Randy Horton
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The Honourable
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Kenneth Howard Randolph "Randy" Horton, JP
Justice of the Peace
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, MP
Member of Parliament
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is a former soccer and cricket
Cricket
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player from Bermuda who is currently a minister in the Bermuda government. He was named North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League
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Most Valuable Player in 1972.
Biography
Horton was born on 22 January 1945 in Bermuda. He attended Culham College in England and Rutgers UniversityRutgers University
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in the United States.
Sports
A top level cricketer offered trials to play for Worcestershire County Cricket ClubWorcestershire County Cricket Club
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, Horton turned down the opportunity to play English County cricket
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and Football League football for Huddersfield Town to stay in a warmer climate following completing his undergraduate degree at Rutgers University
Rutgers University
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Club career
He signed with the New York CosmosNew York Cosmos
The New York Cosmos were an American soccer club based in New York City, New York and its suburbs. The team played home games in three stadiums around New York before moving in 1977 to Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, where it remained for the rest of its history...
as was named NASL Rookie of the Year and First Team all-star for the 1971 season.
The Cosmos won the league championship in 1972 as Horton was named league MVP, as voted by the players, as he led the league in scoring with 22 goals in 13 games. Horton played two more summers with the Cosmos before being traded to the Washington Diplomats
Washington Diplomats
The Washington Diplomats were an American soccer club based in Washington, D.C.. Throughout their existence, the club played their home games at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium...
for three first-round draft picks. After a season in Washington, he finished his NASL career playing for the Hartford Bicentennials.
In Bermuda, Horton played for and coached the Somerset Trojans and represented .
Politics
He has been a member of the Bermuda Parliament since 1998 and former Sports Minister, has been Home Affairs Minister since 2003.Awards
- 1971 Rookie of the Year for the New York Cosmos
- 1972 Most Valuable Player in North American Soccer League
- 1974, Bermuda Jaycees’ Outstanding Young Person Award
- 1981, Selected as one of Ten Most Admired Adults in Bermuda by the Annual Teen Conference