Sharon McMurtry

Sharon McMurtry
Personal information
Full name Sharon F. McMurtry[1]
Date of birth (1960-10-31) October 31, 1960 (age 64)[1]
Place of birth Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Midfielder[2]
Youth career
Inglemoor Vikings
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Tacoma Cozars
International career
1985–1986 United States 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sharon F. McMurtry (formerly Remer; born October 31, 1960) is an American retired soccer player and was a member of the United States women's national soccer team from 1985 to 1986. She was the first recipient of the U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year award in 1985.[3][2][4][5]

McMurtry was raised in Bothell, Washington,[6] and attended Inglemoor High School, where she played volleyball and basketball, in addition to soccer on the boys' team. She was also a member of the Tacoma Cozars club team.[2] At Seattle University, she played basketball for the Redhawks, not soccer. After one year of college, she dropped out to pursue a short-lived semi-professional basketball career in the Netherlands. She later played and coached in Australia.[3]

In 2016, McMurtry was included in the Top 50 Women Players ranking by Washington Youth Soccer.[6]

  1. ^ a b "U.S. Public Records Index, 1950–1993". Vol. 2. 2010 – via Ancestry.com. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  2. ^ a b c "U.S. WNT Flashback – 20th Anniversary of First-Ever Match: Sharon McMurtry". USSoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. August 18, 2005. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Pentz, Matt (August 30, 2016). "Why U.S. women's soccer pioneer Sharon McMurtry matters to this generation of players". Seattle Times. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  4. ^ "U.S. Soccer: The 17 women who blazed an amazing trail". Soccer America. November 1, 2000. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  5. ^ McDonald, Frank (July 6, 2015). "When the U.S. Women's National Team was made in Washington". Society for American Soccer History. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  6. ^ a b Pentz, Matt (July 20, 2016). "Michelle Akers, Hope Solo headline Washington Youth Soccer's 50th anniversary team". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on July 22, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2020.