Player Signings

• 1984: Jan Van Beveren

Always Remember the First Time

• 1984: Van Beveren was the first player ever signed by the Sidekicks.

Player Retirement

• 1991: Krys Sobieski announced his retirement from professional soccer after 6 seasons in Dallas, 10 in the M(I)SL, and 22 years overall. He began playing professionally in Poland in 1969. Sobieski told the Dallas Morning News: "When I signed with the club, nobody noticed,' said Sobieski, who joined the club in 1985 after two-year stints in Pittsburgh and Cleveland. "I wanted to leave the same way."

The Last Time It Happened

• 1992: The Sidekicks played the Wings for the last time on this date.

M*A*S*H*ed

• 1992: Joe Papeleo tore cartilage in his right knee with 2 seconds to go in the 1st period vs Wichita and would be out for the remainder of the Regular Season and the Playoffs.

Bankruptcy Case

• 1989: Future Sidekicks owner David Paschall announced that he would pay the $560,000 note due to Donald Carter, the repayment of which forced the Sidekicks to seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on February 13, 1989. <click here for the full story. Thanks to Terry Bigham and the Dallas Morning News for permission to reprint his article.>

Ticker Symbol DSK?

• 1990: Sidekicks owner Phil Cobb launched a stock offering in an attempt to raise an additional $600,000 as part of a three year plan to operate the club.

Regular Season Games

• 1992: Sidekicks 5 at Wichita Wings 3
• 2004: at Sidekicks 7 St. Louis Steamers 4