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Donald Greer founded California Youth Soccer Association - North in 1969 and became first & original youth soccer association in the country. That is correct, the first & original youth soccer association in the country. Five years later, Greer went on to establish United States Youth Soccer Association (US Youth Soccer) in 1974 and served as chairman until 1984. Greer was inducted as the first recipient of CYSA Hall of Fame in 1975. During his tenure as USYSA chairman, US Youth Soccer launched the McGuire Cup, the Olympic Development Program and regional youth programs for state associations. Its number of participating players ballooned from 32,000 to more than 1.3 million. Greer also served as a USSFA/USSF Vice-President from 1972 to 1984. Greer was ultimately inducted to the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1985 by US Soccer. Cal North, US Youth Soccer, USYS State Associations and US Soccer owe a lot to Donald Greer of what these organizations are today.
