John Kerr Jr. (Player) - Inducted 2005

John Kerr began his career in the in 1968 with the NASL’s Detroit Cougars. That same year he captained the Canadian National Team in the World Cup Elimination Tournament. He went on to play with the ASL Washington Darts, as well as the HOTA Club Club of the German American Soccer League, the New York Cosmos, and the Club of the Mexican First Division  He was named #10 on Soccer America’s 20 Men of Influence in Soccer in 1981.

He coached at Georgetown University and American University. His Montgomery United team won the U16 North American Championship in 1981. He also coached the Fairfax Spartans to the National Amateur Championships in 1986.

In 1997, John organized the first Soccer Players Association and the first Players Association in the Major Indoor Soccer League. He negotiated Collective Bargaining Agreements, including freedom of contract for the players.