Bob Rigby

Quick Facts

Full Name	Bob Rigby
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 3, 1951(1951-07-03)
Age	73
Birthplace	Ridley Park
Country	United States
Birth City	Pennsylvania
Horoscope	Cancer

Bob Rigby Biography

Bob Rigby is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on July 3, 1951 in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, United States. Bob Rigby (born July 3 1951, in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania) is an ex-retired U.S. soccer goalkeeper. Rigby played for 12 seasons with the North American Soccer League, three in the Major Indoor Soccer League, one in the Western Soccer Alliance and earned six caps for the United States men’s national soccer team. Rigby served as the colour commentator on the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer.

in 1973 Philadelphia Atoms coach Al Miller was a graduate from East Stroudsburg University, took Rigby as the first selection at the time of the draft of 1973 in NASL college selection. Miller was creating his own team to play for the Atoms who was an expanded franchise at the time of the year. Miller had seen Rigby perform and became aware of his athletic skills and technical skills. Rigby was not disappointed Miller. He set a record in the league of 0.62 goals scored as a rookie , which was in effect until the end season. In 1973, Philadelphia became the first U.S. professional team in any sport to be crowned champions in their first year of existence. Rigby was a city and league champion and was able to find him on the cover September 3, 1973 issue of Sports Illustrated. Rigby continued to bring positive publicity to the new NASL when he won fourth place in the ABC’s 1976 Superstars which was a telecast athletic event that featured athletes from different sports. In February of 1974, Rigby participating in a different first. The NASL was exploring an indoor version of soccer when the Atoms played host to their Red Army of Moscow team at Philadelphia’s Spectrum. It was among the first indoor games that utilize the same layout that was used in the future indoor leagues. It was an ice rink that was covered with astroturf with small goals built in the walls to the side. Although Red Army won, the Red Army team won, by 6-3, their coach was highly praised by Rigby who blocked 34 of Soviets 39 shots.

Rigby served as color commentator for the Philadelphia Union during the 2012 season.

Rigby was selected for the two NASL Second All-Star teams, in 1973 and 1974.

Bob Rigby Net Worth

Bob Rigby is one of the richest Association Football Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bob Rigby 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Rigby was the son of teachers was raised from Ridley Park, Pennsylvania. He played soccer as a pupil in Ridley High School in Folsom, Pennsylvania and continued on the collegiate stage with East Stroudsburg (PA) State University and was selected as the team’s first All-American in 1972.

Also, the late 1970s saw Rigby participate in as well his U.S. Olympic and U.S. national teams. When Rigby traveled with team U.S. team to the 1972 Summer Olympics but Rigby did not participate. Mike Ivanow played the first two games, and Shep Messing played the third. On the 3rd of November 1973 Rigby was awarded his debut cap for the national team with the 1-0 loss against Haiti. Rigby played six games, the last being a loss against Mexico on the 24th of August 1975.

The New York Cosmos acquired Rigby for the 1976 season, only for him to get injured. The Cosmos then brought in Shep Messing to replace him in goal and shipped Rigby to the Los Angeles Aztecs at the end of the season. After three season in Los Angeles, Rigby returned to Philadelphia to play for the Fury. The Fury actually acquired Rigby from the Tulsa Roughnecks who got Rigby from the Aztecs the day prior. The Fury attempted to build on the Atoms’ popularity by bringing back several fan favorites, but the team only lasted two seasons due to incompetent management. As Rigby was moving back to Philadelphia, the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) was beginning its first season. The next year, the local MISL club, Philadelphia Fever, which had used a largely amateur team its first season, negotiated an associate relationship with the Fury to use several Fury players in its second season. As a result, the Fury loaned Rigby to the Philadelphia Fever for the 1979–1980 Major Indoor Soccer League season. In 1981, Rigby moved to the Montreal Manic for two seasons before moving to the Golden Bay Earthquakes for the 1982–1983 MISL season. He remained with the Earthquakes for the 1983 and 1984 NASL outdoor season. When the NASL folded after the 1984 season, Rigby was signed by the Chicago Sting on September 19, 1984 for a 15-day contract. The Sting released him at the end of the fifteen days and the Tacoma Stars offered him a contract. Rigby declined the offer to concentrate on his landscaping business. In February 1985, he signed with the Stars after they again offered him a contract. He spent most of the season as a backup to John Baretta. At the conclusion of the season, Rigby moved back to the Earthquakes, renamed the San Jose Earthquakes. In 1985, the Earthquakes joined with three independent west coast teams to play the Western Alliance Challenge Series. This was the genesis of the short lived Western Soccer Alliance/League. Rigby shared the goal with Hunter Stern during this challenge series and retired from playing at the end of it.

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Facts & Trivia

Bob Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Bob Rigby celebrates birthday on July 3 of every year.