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Position: |
Defender |
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Height: |
6'0" |
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Weight: |
180 |
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Birthdate: |
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Birthplace: |
Liberia |
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Citizenship: |
USA |
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College: |
Southern Connecticut State |
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Previous Club: |
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Nickname: |
"The Indoor Warrior" |
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Seasons Pro: |
13 |
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Seasons w/Sidekicks: |
6 |
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Given name before he legally changed it to "Doc": |
Adolphus |
Signed as a Free Agent on October 1, 1985
Doc Lawson is one of only three players to have his jersey retired by the Sidekicks.
The first ever All-American named by a player from Southern Connecticut State University was Lawson in 1977-78.
Event | Date | Opponent |
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Assist | October 25, 1985 | vs. Los Angeles |
Goal | November 23, 1985 | at Pittsburgh |
Pictures of Lawson as they appeared in Dallas Sidekicks Media Guide's for the appropriate season:
1985-86 |
1986-87 |
1987-88 |
1988-89 |
1989-90 |
1990-91 |
Lawson was the last player still active from the orignal Major Indoor Soccer League season (1978-79). He played in the first game between Cincinatti Kids and the New York Arrows on December 22, 1978 at the Nassau Coliseum.
Lawson was a fan favorite for his "cheerleading" style of leadership, often playing to the crowd. During Game 3 of 1986 Divisional Semifinals, the first MISL playoff game at Reunion Arena, Lawson was introduced to the crowd, and he came out holding a stuffed parrot in a noose (a reference to Minnesota Strikers goalkeeper Tino Lettieri, who kept a stuffed parrot in the 'nets with him as a mascot.
Lawson expressed disapointment in his treatment by then-coach Gordon Jago late in the 1990-91 season. When Jago tried to trade Lawson off the last place-desitined Sidekicks to the Championship contending Baltimore Blast for Richard Chinnapoo, Lawson exercised his right to refuse a trade (granted to MISL players who had been with the same team for 3 or more consecutive seasons) because of the hardship that moving Chinapoo's family to Dallas in the middle of the season would have been.
Former Head Coach Billy Phillips told the Dallas Morning News at the time of the trade's rejecting "...it is unprecedented for a MSL player to make friendship the primary reason for vetoing a trade."
Lawson told Dallas Morning News columnist Cathy Harasta on February 19, 1991:
We don't make millions. When you deal with the kind of money we make, you have to be wise enough to make the best decision for all concerned...I couldn't do that to a friend, and Richard is a friend.
Lawson played for Team USA in 1979 and 1980, as well as for the United States Olympic soccer team in 1980 (that qualified for the Olympic Tournament, but did not play due to the U.S. Boycott of the Moscow Games).
Lawson also played for Team USA-5 a side (indoor soccer without walls) in 1989.
Lawson lead the Sidekicks in the following catagories during the appropriate season:
1987-88
1989-90
1985-86
1986-87
1987-88
1988-89
1989-90
1990-91
Note: Personal Fouls were not an official MISL statistic until the 1990-91 season.
With Dallas
GP |
G |
A |
PTS |
SH |
PIM |
F |
BL |
PPG |
SHG |
GWG |
OTG |
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1985-86 |
48 |
11 |
9 |
20 |
93 |
14 |
86 |
34 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1986-87 |
46 |
11 |
10 |
21 |
107 |
4 |
74 |
29 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1987-88 |
53 |
17 |
18 |
35 |
190 |
8 |
72 |
61 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1988-89 |
35 |
4 |
10 |
14 |
104 |
16 |
NA |
40 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1989-90 |
51 |
18 |
12 |
30 |
164 |
19 |
NA |
49 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1990-91 |
46 |
13 |
13 |
26 |
140 |
16 |
33 |
82 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Dallas Totals |
279 |
74 |
72 |
146 |
798 |
77 |
265 |
295 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
5 |
Playoff Statistics
With Dallas
GP |
G |
A |
PTS |
SH |
PIM |
F |
BL |
PPG |
SHG |
GWG |
OTG |
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1986 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1987 |
17 |
9 |
8 |
17 |
85 |
2 |
47 |
11 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1988 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
4 |
NA |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1989 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
14 |
4 |
NA |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1990 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
16 |
8 |
NA |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Dallas Totals |
38 |
10 |
12 |
22 |
140 |
18 |
53 |
29 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Doc Lawson retired from pro soccer after the 1990-91 season. He is a private businessman in Dallas, Texas.
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