Kim Crabbe’s soccer achievements are legendary. In 1986 — just months after leading George Mason University to the NCAA national championship — she became the first Blackplayer called into the U.S. women’s national team. A defender, she competed in the first women’s Olympic Festivals, National Cups, the W-League, and internationally. She’s a memberof the Virginia-DC Soccer Hall of Fame.

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