Pro Sports Transactions

1977 NASL Draft Pick Transactions

January 12, 1977

 

Overall # Round # Team Transactions Player Drafted
Round 1
1 1-1
Stars
Tornado

 

Traded • John Stremlau • cash to Stars for • 1977 first round pick (#1-Glenn Myernick) on 1977-01-12

  Glenn Myernick
2 1-2
Strikers
  Fred Pereira
3 1-3
Timbers
  Dale Russell
 
Minutemen
  SUSPENDED
4 1-4
Atoms
  Winston DuBose
5 1-5
Quicksilvers
Sounders

 

Unknown.

 

"Seattle (from Las Vegas)" per AP

  Bruce Rudroff
6 1-6
Bicentennials
Atoms

 

Unknown.

 

"The Bi's gave up its first round choice to Philadelphia last year in exchange for Jim Fryatt"

Diplomats

 

Unknown.

 

"Dips traded Charley McCully and Chuck Carey and a 1978 first round draft pick to San Antonio for the sixth pick of the first round. The Dips chose Gene Mishalow."

 

"Washington (from Connecticut from San Antonio)" per AP

 

The Atoms, at the time, were in financial trouble and a move to San Antonio had been approved (although it ultimately never occurred).

Gene Mishalow
7 1-7
Team Hawaii
Rowdies

 

Unknown.

 

"Tampa Bay (from Hawaii)" per AP

  Paul Dueker
8 1-8
Aztecs
Cosmos

 

Unknown.

 

Compensation for Georgie Best?

 

"Cosmos (from Los Angeles)" per AP

  Bob Rohrback
9 1-9
Lancers
  Dan Droege
10 1-10
Tornado
  Keith Van Eron
11 1-11
Whitecaps
Cosmos

 

Unknown.

 

"Cosmos (from Vancouver)" per AP

  Paul Hunter
12 1-12
Sounders
  Elson Seale
13 1-13
Earthquakes
Aztecs

 

Traded • Julie Vece (sp?) • Tony Douglas to Earthquakes for • Laurie Calloway • 1977 first round pick (#13-Steve Burks) • 1978 first round pick (?-?) on 1975-11-24

  Steve Burks
14 1-14
Diplomats
Aztecs

 

Traded • Michael Ian Bain to Diplomats for • 1977 first round pick (#14-Ken Whitehead) • cash on 1975-03-18

  Ken Whitehead
15 1-15
Sting
  Dave Flaschen
16 1-16
Cosmos
  Greg Kourtesis
17 1-17
Rowdies
  Kevin Eagan
18 1-18
Kicks
  Mike Stahler
19 1-19
Metros-Croatia
Cosmos

 

Unknown.

 

"Cosmos (from Toronto)" per AP

  Marcelo Curi
Round 2
20 2-1
Stars
Toros

 

Traded • Roger Verdie to Stars for • 1977 second round pick (#20-Franz Grueter) • 1978 second round pick (?-?) on 1975-01-18

 

 

Strikers

 

Toros renamed Strikers on 1977-01-06

Franz Grueter
21 2-2
Strikers
  Curtis Leper
22 2-3
Timbers
  Neil Fredrickson
23 2-4
Minutemen
Strikers

 

Unknown.

 

"Fort Lauderdale (from Boston)" per AP

  George Nanchoff
24 2-5
Atoms
  Alfonso Guzman
25 2-6
Quicksilvers
  Dave Bragg
26 2-7
Bicentennials
  James Bolster
27 2-8
Team Hawaii
  Howard Mattfield
28 2-9
Aztecs
Tornado

 

Unknown.

 

"Dallas (from Los Angeles)" per AP

  Lincoln Peddle
29 2-10
Lancers
  Denise Dozensky
30 2-11
Tornado
  Gino Pennacchia
31 2-12
Whitecaps
Rowdies

 

Unknown.

 

"Tampa Bay (from Vancouver)" per AP

  Mike Knott
32 2-13
Sounders
  Ian Reid
33 2-14
Earthquakes
  Greg McKeown
34 2-15
Diplomats
  Mark Griffiths
35 2-16
Sting
  Paul Pringle
36 2-17
Cosmos
  Shane Kennedy
37 2-18
Rowdies
  Steve Klaassen
38 2-19
Kicks
  Tim Twellman
 
Metros-Croatia
  PASSED
Round 3
39 3-1
Stars
  Don Doran
40 3-2
Strikers
  Charlie Krupansky
41 3-3
Timbers
  Tim Murphy
 
Minutemen
  SUSPENDED
42 3-4
Atoms
Rowdies

 

Unknown.

 

"Tampa Bay (from San Antonio)" per AP (The Atoms, at the time, were in financial trouble and a move to San Antonio had been approved (although it ultimately never occurred).)

  Ed Renaud
43 3-5
Quicksilvers
  David Stahl
44 3-6
Bicentennials
  Mal Roche
45 3-7
Team Hawaii
  Bruce Gant
46 3-8
Aztecs
  Ron Thomas
47 3-9
Lancers
  Arn Armstrong
48 3-10
Tornado
Atoms

 

Unknown.

 

"San Antonio (from Dallas)" per AP (The Atoms, at the time, were in financial trouble and a move to San Antonio had been approved (although it ultimately never occurred).)

  Tom Tronstad
 
Whitecaps
  PASSED
49 3-11
Sounders
  Terry White
50 3-12
Earthquakes
  Frank Fudenna
51 3-13
Diplomats
Atoms

 

Unknown.

 

"San Antonio (from Washington)" per AP (The Atoms, at the time, were in financial trouble and a move to San Antonio had been approved (although it ultimately never occurred).)

  Bruno Sarafijanovi
52 3-14
Sting
  Charlie O'Donnell
53 3-15
Cosmos
  Scott Strasburg
54 3-16
Rowdies
  Frank Vinciguerri
55 3-17
Kicks
  Mark Moran
 
Metros-Croatia
  PASSED
Round 4
56 4-1
Stars
  Tom Henson
57 4-2
Strikers
  Robbie Moore
58 4-3
Timbers
  Jim Rippey
 
Minutemen
  SUSPENDED
59 4-4
Atoms
  Flavio Vozila
60 4-5
Quicksilvers
  Ray Sparks
61 4-6
Bicentennials
  John Taft
62 4-7
Team Hawaii
  Kenny Hall
63 4-8
Aztecs
  Dave Goldstein
64 4-9
Lancers
  Richard Spray
65 4-10
Tornado
  David Grimaldi
 
Whitecaps
  PASSED
66 4-11
Sounders
  Paul Mendes
67 4-12
Earthquakes
  Mike Benton
68 4-13
Diplomats
  Fergus Hopper
69 4-14
Sting
  Tom Holstein
70 4-15
Cosmos
  Tom Lang
71 4-16
Rowdies
  Howie Charbonneau
72 4-17
Kicks
  John Mayer
 
Metros-Croatia
  PASSED