Paul Cannell's Thought for the Day

In these troubling times, Paul offers us all words of wisdom and solace.

Mike Lester Goal, 1977

Mike Lester spent one season with the Dips, and a Chicago Tribune photographer was in perfect position to capture his goal that gave the Washingtonians a 1-0 lead at Soldier Field on May 7, 1977. An unidentified wire service reporter described the action.

“The first half was scoreless with only seven shots taken as much of the action took place at midfield. With just under four minutes elapsed in the second half, Bobby Stokes shot from point-blank range, but Sting goalie Mervyn Cawston stopped it (top photo). The ball bounced back in front of Lester who was 20 feet out (#3, far right of top photo). Lester then tapped the ball back in before Cawston could recover (middle photo).”

Afterward, Lester got a hand from Stokes, Gary Darrell and Don McAllister (bottom photo).

Paul Cannell's Nike Contract

At the height of his popularity as a Diplomat, Paul Cannell was the first soccer player Nike signed to an endorsement deal. Neither could imagine the dominance that the latter would play in sports shoes and apparel in the future.





Alan Ross & Pele, RFK Stadium, June, 1975

The Dips Rarely Made the Front Page of the Washington Post

It's hard to believe this was 37 years ago.

Rene Breevort & Life in America

New Diplomats Web Site

A  companion site to the Dips Blog is now running. You can visit it by going to http://washingtondiplomatsnasl.weebly.com/ anytime. It contains memorabilia, jerseys, game photos and player photos at a quick glance.