346:. While he played only one game for the Strikers during the outdoor season, he remained with the team when it moved to the MISL in the fall of 1984. He became a regular in the Minnesota midfield through two seasons. On November 15, 1985, the Strikers traded Collins, its 1986 first round and 1987 second round draft pick to the
374:. He was the 1991 MISL Championship MVP. He had suffered from knee injuries during his career including losing nearly half of his first season with the Sockers. During the 1991–1992 season, he reinjured his knee in February 1992. He eventually had knee surgery and retired at the end of the season.
721:
726:
696:
686:
706:
306:. In 1994, he was inducted into the National Junior College Athletic Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the Morrisville Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999. In 1982, he transferred to
651:
736:
676:
661:
315:
339:
283:
731:
691:
711:
671:
656:
367:
681:
716:
453:
307:
371:
249:
20:
701:
354:. Collins spent three seasons in Chicago. When the team folded following the 1987–1988 season, he signed with the
416:
299:
97:
666:
343:
646:
275:
109:
355:
335:
212:
170:
152:
567:
476:
362:
selected
Collins in the Dispersal Draft. That summer, he returned to outdoor soccer with the
327:
370:. When the Wichita Wings failed to sign Collins, he became a free agent and signed with the
311:
303:
461:
488:
631:
358:
as a free agent in August 1988. When the Lazers folded at the end of the season, the
640:
363:
359:
347:
233:
191:
627:
604:
428:
351:
279:
80:
334:
Draft. The
Stallions cut him during the preseason. On July 27, 1984, the
58:
62:
331:
287:
330:
selected
Collins in the fourth round (40th overall) of the 1983
314:
First Team All
American soccer player. That year FIU won the
342:
signed
Collins on a 15-day contract to replace the injured
298:
In 1980, Collins began his collegiate soccer career with
605:"MISL Award Winners - MISL (Major Indoor Soccer League)"
727:
Liberian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
403:"VETERAN PLAYERS GIVE SUNBLAZERS TOUGHEST TEAM YET"
722:
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
243:
227:
206:
185:
164:
146:
120:
115:
103:
91:
86:
76:
68:
54:
36:
31:
697:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
687:Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players
590:"Sockers sign 2 midfielders for more depth"
8:
707:San Diego Sockers (1978–1996) indoor players
26:
384:MISL Championship Series Player of the Year
265:*Club domestic league appearances and goals
316:NCAA Men's Division II Soccer Championship
130:
25:
514:"MINNESOTA STRIKERS SIGN FIU'S COLLINS"
652:American Soccer League (1988–89) players
452:Inc., Advanced Solutions International.
396:
737:Men's association football midfielders
484:
474:
19:For the Australian soccer player, see
677:Liberian expatriate men's footballers
7:
138:
527:"OFF-FIELD FUSS KEEPS STING BUSY"
14:
732:Minnesota Strikers (MISL) players
692:Minnesota Strikers (NASL) players
662:FIU Panthers men's soccer players
72:5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
712:Morrisville State College alumni
308:Florida International University
417:NJCAA MEN’S SOCCER HALL OF FAME
21:Ben Collins (soccer, born 2000)
1:
657:Chicago Sting (MISL) players
340:North American Soccer League
284:North American Soccer League
753:
682:Los Angeles Lazers players
672:Liberian men's footballers
572:a-leaguearchive.tripod.com
544:Wednesday, August 31, 1988
505:Thursday, October 27, 1983
501:"MISL DRAFTS FIU PLAYER"
332:Major Indoor Soccer League
288:Major Indoor Soccer League
18:
717:Footballers from Monrovia
594:Tuesday, October 10, 1989
531:Friday, November 15, 1985
407:Thursday, August 19, 1982
326:On October 26, 1983, the
300:Morrisville State College
264:
108:
98:Morrisville State College
96:
79:
71:
57:
39:
557:Wednesday, July 12, 1989
368:American Soccer League
274:is a retired Liberian
702:Orlando Lions players
518:Friday, July 27, 1984
310:where he was a 1982
32:Personal information
429:"Morrisville State"
110:FIU Golden Panthers
28:
16:Liberian footballer
487:has generic name (
356:Los Angeles Lazers
336:Minnesota Strikers
213:Los Angeles Lazers
171:Minnesota Strikers
153:Minnesota Strikers
568:"ASL 1989 Season"
433:Morrisville State
372:San Diego Sockers
328:Buffalo Stallions
269:
268:
250:San Diego Sockers
744:
615:
614:
612:
611:
601:
595:
588:
582:
581:
579:
578:
564:
558:
551:
545:
538:
532:
525:
519:
512:
506:
499:
493:
492:
486:
482:
480:
472:
470:
469:
460:. Archived from
449:
443:
442:
440:
439:
425:
419:
414:
408:
401:
350:in exchange for
312:NCAA Division II
278:who played as a
246:
230:
209:
188:
167:
149:
140:
132:
106:
94:
50:
46:
44:
29:
752:
751:
747:
746:
745:
743:
742:
741:
637:
636:
632:NASL/MISL stats
624:
619:
618:
609:
607:
603:
602:
598:
592:San Diego Union
589:
585:
576:
574:
566:
565:
561:
552:
548:
539:
535:
529:Chicago Tribune
526:
522:
513:
509:
500:
496:
483:
473:
467:
465:
451:
450:
446:
437:
435:
427:
426:
422:
415:
411:
402:
398:
393:
380:
324:
296:
244:
228:
207:
186:
165:
147:
104:
92:
48:
42:
40:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
750:
748:
740:
739:
734:
729:
724:
719:
714:
709:
704:
699:
694:
689:
684:
679:
674:
669:
664:
659:
654:
649:
639:
638:
635:
634:
629:
623:
622:External links
620:
617:
616:
596:
583:
559:
546:
533:
520:
507:
494:
444:
420:
409:
395:
394:
392:
389:
388:
387:
379:
376:
323:
320:
295:
292:
267:
266:
262:
261:
258:
255:
247:
241:
240:
238:
236:
231:
225:
224:
221:
218:
210:
204:
203:
200:
197:
189:
183:
182:
179:
176:
168:
162:
161:
158:
155:
150:
144:
143:
134:
127:
122:
118:
117:
116:Senior career*
113:
112:
107:
101:
100:
95:
89:
88:
84:
83:
78:
74:
73:
70:
66:
65:
56:
55:Place of birth
52:
51:
38:
34:
33:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
749:
738:
735:
733:
730:
728:
725:
723:
720:
718:
715:
713:
710:
708:
705:
703:
700:
698:
695:
693:
690:
688:
685:
683:
680:
678:
675:
673:
670:
668:
667:Living people
665:
663:
660:
658:
655:
653:
650:
648:
645:
644:
642:
633:
630:
628:
626:
625:
621:
606:
600:
597:
593:
587:
584:
573:
569:
563:
560:
556:
550:
547:
543:
537:
534:
530:
524:
521:
517:
511:
508:
504:
498:
495:
490:
478:
464:on 2006-11-15
463:
459:
458:www.nscaa.com
455:
448:
445:
434:
430:
424:
421:
418:
413:
410:
406:
400:
397:
390:
385:
382:
381:
378:Yearly Awards
377:
375:
373:
369:
365:
364:Orlando Lions
361:
360:Wichita Wings
357:
353:
349:
348:Chicago Sting
345:
341:
337:
333:
329:
321:
319:
317:
313:
309:
305:
301:
293:
291:
289:
285:
281:
277:
273:
263:
259:
256:
254:
251:
248:
242:
239:
237:
235:
234:Orlando Lions
232:
226:
222:
219:
217:
214:
211:
205:
201:
198:
196:
193:
192:Chicago Sting
190:
184:
180:
177:
175:
172:
169:
163:
159:
156:
154:
151:
145:
142:
135:
133:
128:
126:
123:
119:
114:
111:
102:
99:
90:
85:
82:
75:
67:
64:
60:
53:
49:(age 63)
47:June 12, 1961
37:Date of birth
35:
30:
22:
608:. Retrieved
599:
591:
586:
575:. Retrieved
571:
562:
554:
549:
541:
536:
528:
523:
516:Miami Herald
515:
510:
503:Miami Herald
502:
497:
466:. Retrieved
462:the original
457:
447:
436:. Retrieved
432:
423:
412:
405:Miami Herald
404:
399:
383:
344:Bruce Miller
325:
322:Professional
297:
271:
270:
252:
215:
194:
173:
136:
129:
124:
87:Youth career
647:1961 births
485:|last=
272:Ben Collins
77:Position(s)
27:Ben Collins
641:Categories
610:2018-05-04
577:2018-05-04
553:"SOCCER"
540:"SOCCER"
468:2018-05-04
438:2018-05-04
391:References
352:Dan Canter
280:midfielder
276:footballer
81:Midfielder
43:1961-06-12
555:USA TODAY
542:USA TODAY
386:– 1990–91
245:1989–1992
208:1988–1989
187:1985–1988
166:1984–1985
105:1982–1983
93:1980–1981
477:cite web
454:"Awards"
304:New York
253:(indoor)
216:(indoor)
195:(indoor)
174:(indoor)
59:Monrovia
366:of the
338:of the
294:College
282:in the
63:Liberia
69:Height
121:Years
489:help
286:and
260:(30)
229:1989
202:(76)
181:(13)
148:1984
131:Apps
125:Team
302:in
223:(5)
199:139
160:(0)
139:Gls
643::
570:.
481::
479:}}
475:{{
456:.
431:.
318:.
290:.
257:80
220:30
178:33
61:,
45:)
613:.
580:.
491:)
471:.
441:.
157:1
141:)
137:(
41:(
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.