Betsy Barr
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | April 29, 1981[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Long Beach, California | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2002 | Portland Pilots | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003 | San Jose CyberRays | 20 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Betsy Barr (born April 29, 1981) is a retired American soccer player who played for the San Jose CyberRays in the WUSA.[3]
Soccer Career
Barr attended University of Portland and played for their women's soccer team Portland Pilots,[4][5]
Prior to becoming a professional soccer player Barr was a preschool teacher who had graduated from Santa Clara.[6] Barr was a fifth round pick in the 2003 WUSA Draft for the San Jose CyberRays.[7] Barr played for CyberRays for one season, after the collapse of the WUSA Barr continued her professional soccer career with the California Storm in the Women's Premier Soccer League.[8]
Personal life
Betsy Barr is the daughter of Major League Baseball pitcher Jim Barr and her sister is Emmy Barr who also was a professional soccer player.[9]
References
- ↑ "WUSA". web.archive.org. July 5, 2003.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20030705065655/http://wusa.com/players_coaches/players/betsy_barr/342535.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20030705065655/http://wusa.com/players_coaches/players/betsy_barr/342535.html
- ↑ "Portland' Betsy Barr was named the WCC Player of the Week after leading the Portland Pilots to a 2-0 record over the weekend". wccsports.com. October 8, 2002.
- ↑ "Texas A&M eliminated from soccer tournament".
- ↑ Straus, Brian (2001-04-13). "WUSA: Following the phenomenal success of the 1999 Women's World Cup, the first women's professional soccer league was formed around the core of the U.S. national team. But to succeed, it will have to be more than Mia vs. Brandi". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2017-08-27. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
- ↑ "CNNSI.com - Soccer - US - WUSA Draft and Player Biographies - Sunday February 02, 2003 04:59 PM". web.archive.org. February 17, 2003.
- ↑ "WOMEN'S SOCCER: More WUSA players join California Storm". www.socceramerica.com.
- ↑ "Raising the Barrs / Former Giant's daughters become rivals as CyberRays host Freedom". Archived from the original on 2023-08-06.
External links
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