Charlie Myers is a retired American

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who played professionally in the American Soccer League. Myers graduated from

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where he was a member of the school's State Championship soccer team. He attended the

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where he played on the men's soccer team from 1971 to 1975. His senior season, Baltimore won the

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and Myers was selected as the Tournament MVP. Myers was also a 1975 Honorable Mention (third team) All American. He was inducted into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006. Drafted by the

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of the North American Soccer League, Myers was loaned to the

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for the 1976 American Soccer League season. He was inducted into the Maryland Soccer Hall of Fame in 1996.Maryland Soccer Hall of Fame

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Myers, Charlie Living people American soccer players American Soccer League (1933–1983) players Dallas Tornado players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Tacoma Tides players Association football forwards Year of birth missing (living people) Soccer players from Maryland Sportspeople from Baltimore County, Maryland Baltimore Bees men's soccer players University of Baltimore alumni