Sharon McMurtry

American soccer player and coach

Sharon McMurtryPersonal information

Full name|  Sharon F. McMurtry[1]
Date of birth|  (1960-10-31) October 31, 1960 (age 64)[1]
Place of birth|  Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Height|  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)|  Midfielder[2]
Youth career
|  Inglemoor Vikings
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
|  Tacoma Cozars|  |
International career
1985–1986|  United States|  6|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sharon F. McMurtry (formerly Remer; born October 31, 1960) is an American retired soccer player and was a member of the United States women's national soccer team from 1985 to 1986. She was the first recipient of the U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year award in 1985.[3][2][4][5]

McMurtry was raised in Bothell, Washington,[6] and attended Inglemoor High School, where she played volleyball and basketball, in addition to soccer on the boys' team. She was also a member of the Tacoma Cozars club team.[2] At Seattle University, she played basketball for the Redhawks, not soccer. After one year of college, she dropped out to pursue a short-lived semi-professional basketball career in the Netherlands. She later played and coached in Australia.[3]

In 2016, McMurtry was included in the Top 50 Women Players ranking by Washington Youth Soccer.[6]

## See also

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* 1985 United States women's national soccer team

## References

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1. ^ a b "U.S. Public Records Index, 1950–1993". Vol. 2\. 2010 - via Ancestry.com. `{{cite magazine}}`: Cite magazine requires `|magazine=` (help)
2. ^ a b c "U.S. WNT Flashback – 20th Anniversary of First-Ever Match: Sharon McMurtry". USSoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. August 18, 2005. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
3. ^ a b Pentz, Matt (August 30, 2016). "Why U.S. women's soccer pioneer Sharon McMurtry matters to this generation of players". Seattle Times. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
4. ^ "U.S. Soccer: The 17 women who blazed an amazing trail". Soccer America. November 1, 2000. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
5. ^ McDonald, Frank (July 6, 2015). "When the U.S. Women's National Team was made in Washington". Society for American Soccer History. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
6. ^ a b Pentz, Matt (July 20, 2016). "Michelle Akers, Hope Solo headline Washington Youth Soccer's 50th anniversary team". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on July 22, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2020.

## Further reading

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* Grainey, Timothy (2012), Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer, University of Nebraska Press, ISBN 0803240368
* Lisi, Clemente A. (2010), The U.S. Women's Soccer Team: An American Success Story, Scarecrow Press, ISBN 0810874164
* Nash, Tim (2016), It's Not the Glory: The Remarkable First Thirty Years of US Women's Soccer', Lulu Press, ISBN 1483451526

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