Bob Hermann

Donor of the trophy bearing his name that is given each year to the outstanding male and female players in American college soccer. Hermann was owner of the St. Louis Stars and California Surf of the North American Soccer League from 1968 to 1980 and chairman of the NASL’s executive committee. He was involved in the formation of the National Professional Soccer League in 1966 and one of the leaders of that league until it merged with the United Soccer Association in 1968 to form the NASL. Inducted in 2001.