Tony DiCicco, Former WNT Coach, Dies at 68

Soccer Hall of Famer Tony DiCicco, who coached the U.S. Women's National Team to the 1999 World Cup, has died at age 68.  His life was detailed in the New York Times as well as by the NSCAA and of course U.S. Soccer.

I had the pleasure of meeting DiCicco back in the 90s - before the World Cup victory, when the National Tam played a friendly against Germany at the German Hungarians club outside Philadelphia and I was invited to a reception for the teams.  My daughter, Kirsten, accompanied me and I had a picture of her with DiCicco.  Years later, at the JAGS Tournament, DiCicco was coaching a Connecticut team and I approached him and showed him the photo from some 15 years ago.  He had a good laugh and we agreed we had both aged a bit since then.

R.I.P., Coach.