Tom Mulroy grew up in Spring Valley, New York, and as a youth played for the famous Blau-Weiss Gottschee club in Queens and then at Ulster Community College. He joined the NASL’s Miami Toros in 1976. After his 13-year playing career —  for 13 different teams in five leagues — he became the USA’s most renowned soccer promoter. Mulroy was a 1994 World Cup spokesman after serving on Miami’s bid committee, and his projects have included the creation of Miami’s Copa Latina adult tournament in 1992.

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