Mike Gribbon is a retired American soccer defender who spent two seasons in the North American Soccer League.

Mike Gribbon
Personal information
Full name Michael Gribbon
Date of birth (1957-11-30) November 30, 1957 (age 66)
Place of birth Amityville, New York, United States
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1975–1979 Clemson Tigers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980 New England Tea Men 31 (1)
1981 Jacksonville Tea Men 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gribbon attended Clemson University, playing on the men's soccer team from 1975 to 1979.[1] In 1979, the Tigers finished runner-up in the NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Championship. In 1980, the New England Tea Men selected Gribbon in the first round (second overall) of the American Soccer League draft.[2] He scored his only goal with the team in his first game and quickly became a regular on the back line.[3] In 1981, the team moved to Jacksonville, Florida and became the Jacksonville Tea Men. Gribbon played two games for the relocated Tea Men.

References

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  1. ^ Clemson soccer records
  2. ^ TWO FOR TEAS Boston Globe - Friday, April 25, 1980
  3. ^ NASL: GRIBBON THE HERO IN HIS TEA MEN DEBUT Boston Globe - Friday, May 9, 1980
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