Bill Stallings
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Stephen Stallings, Jr. | ||
| Date of birth | December 20, 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | ||
| Date of death | August 12, 2010 (aged 47) | ||
| Place of death | Webster Groves, Missouri, United States | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1981–1984 | SIU Edwardsville Cougars | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1986 | St. Louis Steamers (indoor) | 28 | (6) |
| 1986–1987 | Fort Wayne Flames (indoor) | 10 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William S. Stallings was an American soccer forward who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League and American Indoor Soccer Association. After leaving professional soccer, he worked as a real estate developer in St. Louis, Missouri.
Stallings graduated from Rosary High School in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville where he played on the men's soccer team from 1981 to 1984.[1] He was a 1984 Third Team All American and led the team in scoring in 1983 and 1984.[2]
In June 1985, the St. Louis Steamers selected Stallings in the first round of the Major Indoor Soccer League draft.[3] He played one season for the Steamers before being released. He then played ten games with the Fort Wayne Flames of the American Indoor Soccer Association during the 1986–1987 season before retiring from professional soccer.
Retirement
[edit]Stallings became an agent for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF). After two years working drug and firearms cases, Stallings left the ATF.[4]
He returned to St. Louis in 1989 and became a real estate developer in partnership with his father. He was instrumental in the renovation of the Chase Park Plaza in 1999 but was also convicted twice for financial misconduct; on the second occasion he served two months in federal prison.[4] In November 2002 an unidentified person fired three bullets at Stallings' home in St. Louis.[5] Stallings died in his sleep on August 12, 2010.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "SIUE Cougars: Bill Stallings". Archived from the original on 2020-03-23. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
- ^ "1984 All Americans". Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
- ^ Sting Goes For Indiana Stars In Draft
- ^ a b c Michael D. Sorkin. "Police investigate death of convicted developer William Stallings". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Archived from the original on 25 September 2010.
- ^ Chad Garrison (15 September 2004). "Chutes and Ladders". Riverfront Times.
External links
[edit]- 1962 births
- 2010 deaths
- Soccer players from St. Louis
- American men's soccer players
- National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players
- Fort Wayne Flames players
- Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players
- SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's soccer players
- St. Louis Steamers (original MISL) players
- Men's association football forwards