Book of the Day: UNC Women's Soccer Coach Anson Dorrance honored; join the celebrations!

CHICAGO (Jan. 29, 2016) - Former U.S. Women's National Team head coach and current University of North Carolina head women's soccer coach Anson Dorrance has been named the 2016 winner of the prestigious Werner Fricker Builder Award.

As U.S. Soccer's highest honor, the Werner Fricker Builder Award is given to an individual or group of individuals who have dedicated at least 20 years of service to the sport, working to establish a lasting legacy in the history and structure of soccer in the United States. The award recognizes those who have developed programs that will outlast their own involvement in the sport.

"It's a great pleasure to present the Werner Fricker Builder Award to the person who coached the U.S. Women's National Team to its first FIFA Women's World Cup title," said U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati. "Anson has worked tirelessly over the years to build a program at North Carolina that led the way for other universities to invest in women's soccer, and from which soccer in the U.S. has benefited tremendously for the past three and a half decades. His work with the National Team and with National Team players at the collegiate level has helped to grow the game at home and abroad, and his legacy in soccer will certainly be felt for many years to come."

A member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame, Dorrance led the USA to its first Women's World Cup title in 1991 in FIFA's inaugural world championship for women's soccer. The USA set the standard for future U.S. teams, defeating Norway, 2-1, in the title game played in Guangzhou, China. Dorrance took over as head coach for the U.S. Women in 1986 and headed the team for nearly eight years, stepping aside for Tony DiCicco to take the reins in 1995. Dorrance finished his National Team career in 1994 with a 65-22-5 record in 92 matches.

In honor of Coach Dorrance’s honor, we’re pleased to feature a fine autographed copy of his biography:

Tim Crothers,  The Man Watching: A Biography of Anson Dorrance, the Unlikely Architect of the Greatest College Sports Dynasty Ever (Sports Media Group, 1st. ed, later printing, 2006). ISBN 978-1-58726-434-4. Eighteen national championships and a 94% win rate seem to back up the claim at the University of North Carolina’s women’s soccer team is about as good as they get. Hardcover, dust jacket price clipped, very good condition, autographed by Crothers and Dorrance. HBB Price $40.

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