Troy Dusosky (born May 12, 1976) is a retired American

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defender who played for the

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of the Major Indoor Soccer League. Over his career, he has played primarily indoor soccer with a handful of seasons in the

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. He also briefly worked as a professional wrestler.

Soccer

Dusosky graduated from

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in 1994. After spending one year attending

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, he turned professional. In 1995, he signed a developmental contract with

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of the National Professional Soccer League. However, he still saw time in 20 first team games as the Crunch won the league championship. Dusosky and his teammates repeated as champions in 1999. In September 2001, the Crunch traded Dusosky to the

in exchange for

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. He lost over half the 2004–2005 season after tearing his

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. While he played twenty-five games in the 2005–2006 season, he was forced to have surgery and did not return to playing until December 2006. During his indoor career, Dusosky would also occasionally play indoor or outdoor soccer during the summer season. In 1998, he played for the Lafayette SwampCats of the

Eastern Indoor Soccer League The Eastern Indoor Soccer League (EISL) was an American professional regional indoor soccer league. The league featured teams from the Southeastern United States. The regular seasons were played from May to August with post-season play in Septe ...

. The Swamp Cats won the league title. In 1999, he played for the

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. In 2003, he signed with the

Milwaukee Wave United The Milwaukee Wave United was an American professional soccer team, which last played in the A-League, the American second division. The Wave United was formed and joined the A-League after the Milwaukee Rampage folded in 2002. The team announced ...

an USL A-League affiliate of the Milwaukee Wave. United played two seasons before folding. Dusosky retired in December 2011. At the time of his retirement, he was tenth on the list of career Wave games played (257), ninth in assists (92), seventh in 3-point goals (16), sixth in blocks (320) and first in penalty minutes (185). He was All Pro in 2001–02, 2002–03 and 2008–09. He was also an All Star in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006. During his ten years with the Wave, the team won three championships.

Futsal

Dusosky played for the

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at the

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. He scored two goals as the U.S. finished fifth.U.S. Finishes Fifth at Pan American Games, Tops Cuba in Penalties in Final Game
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Professional wrestling

In addition to his soccer career, Dusosky and his twin brother

Todd Todd or Todds may refer to: Places Australia * Todd River, an ephemeral river United States * Todd Valley, California, also known as Todd, an unincorporated community * Todd, Missouri, a ghost town * Todd, North Carolina, an unincorporated c ...

were a professional wrestlers known as The Super Ds in the NWF Kids Pro Wrestling's lightweight division. The brothers were the promotion's first Lightweight Tag Team Champions when the title was introduced on April 15, 1985. They held the belts for over a month before dropping them to the team of Rough Ryan and Mean Dean on May 25. On February 15 the following year, they regained the title by defeating Rough Ryan and Invader I. On May 9, they lost the title belts to The Rough Russians but won them back in a rematch on July 26. Their final reign ended when their mother refused to allow them to compete due to an upcoming soccer tournament. They were stripped of the championship on October 18, 1986, and the belts were awarded to The Blade Runners by forfeit. They were scheduled for a title shot inside a steel cage against The Blade Runners in February 1987 as part of the NWF's "Star Cage '87" but the event was scrapped in early January of that year.

Championships and accomplishments

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: Kids Pro Wrestling **NWF:KPW Lightweight Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Todd Dusosky

References

External links

Cleveland Crunch Player Profile

Milwaukee Wave Player Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dusosky, Troy 1976 births Living people American Professional Soccer League players American men's futsal players American male professional wrestlers American men's soccer players Cincinnati Riverhawks players Cleveland Crunch players Eastern Indoor Soccer League players Futsal players at the 2007 Pan American Games Milwaukee Wave players Milwaukee Wave United players National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players Viterbo University alumni Sportspeople from Anoka, Minnesota Pan American Games competitors for the United States Men's association football defenders Anoka High School alumni