Tulsa Tornados

The Tulsa Tornados were a professional soccer team from Tulsa, Oklahoma. They played for one season (1985) in the USL. The 1985 season only lasted six games as the league folded halfway through.

Established by David Fraser during the spring of 1985, the team's ownership transferred to a group led by Jimbo Elrod and Sammie Jo Cole after Fraser failed to pay the players during the pre-season USL Cup. Brian Harvey had originally coached the team, but resigned after the team's financial weaknesses became apparent.[1] John Dolinsky then coached the team for its last few games. The team failed to show up for a game at Dallas, and the match was subsequently forfeited.

1985 League Cup standings
Place 1985 League Cup GP W T L GF GA % Avg. Att.[2]
1 South Florida Sun 6 4 0 2 9 8 .667 2,195
2 Dallas Americans 6 3 0 3 12 9 .500 2,400
3 Tulsa Tornados 6 3 0 3 7 7 .500 500
4 El Paso/Juarez Gamecocks 6 2 0 4 10 15 .333 1,430

Team scoring leader
USL Rank Scorer GP Goals Assists Points
6 Zequinha 4 1 2 3

Team goalkeeping stats
USL Rank Player GP W–L Min SH SV SO GA GAA
1 Delroy Allen 5 3–2 434 60 17 0 6 1.24

1985 Roster

References
  1. STRUGGLING TULSA GETS FINANCIAL BOOST Miami Herald, The (FL) - Friday, June 14, 1985
  2. "27 Jun 1985, Page 29 - South Florida Sun Sentinel at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com.
  3. "3 Jun 1985, Page 23 - Fort Lauderdale News at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com.
  4. "The Evening Independent - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  5. "Jimbo Elrod Invests in Tulsa Tornado's". Oklahoman.com. June 14, 1985.
  6. "24 May 1985, Page 60 - The Palm Beach Post at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com.


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