Coached the US to the 1999 World Cup title before an overflow Rose Bowl crowd in a landmark for women's soccer. He became US coach in 1994 and led the team to the gold medal at the '96 Atlanta Games, the first Olympics to feature women's soccer. He guided a team filled with superstars--women's sports trailblazers such as
Mia Hamm,
Julie Foudy and
Michelle Akers-to the 1999 World Cup crown. In the final, the US beat China 5-4 on the winning penalty kick by
Brandi Chastain in Pasadena, CA, before 90,185 fans, the largest attendance for a women's soccer game.
