The Greastest Dynasty in Sports (That no one talks about)

Now when speaking of dynasties your almost always going to start a debate. Whether it be the Cleveland Browns(1946-55), the UCLA Bruins basketball team(1964-75) The Boston Celtics(1956-69), The New York Yankees (1936-43). Even now new dynasties are questioned such as the modern day San Antonio Spurs and their 4 rings in 9 years. You can even legitimately throw the UT Lady Vols and UConn Husky women’s basketball teams in the mix. But what may be the most unnoticed yet greatest dynasty of them all is the University of North Carolina women’s soccer program.

UNC women’s soccer has one 19 championships in 26 years including 8 consecutive from 1986- 1994. The only teams (in any sport) with more consecutive championships are also soccer teams. (Rosenberg [13] and Skonto Riga [14])

So that means that there is no greater the dynasty in the history of the United States of America than UNC lady Tar Heel Soccer. As of 2006, UNC had 62 players gain first team All America recognition. The next two schools with the greatest number of All Americans were tied with twenty-two each. This includes 6 national player of the year winners. The laundry list of great players is highlighted by the most known women’s soccer player in the world Mia Hamm. During Mia’s 5 year tenure she sat out in 91 for the world championships) the Tar heels were 121-0 (96-0 w/ her active).


Even as I write this the Tar Heels have already been eliminated from championship contention this year in a 3-2 decision by Notre Dame. But that doesn’t seem to diminish the job that Coach Anson Dorrance (603-27-18 [.930]) has done in not only building great teams but building a fantastic program. He is undoubtedly a great coach. How else do you explain having the national player of the year from 1989-2000. Don’t get me wrong, there are coaches in other sports with more wins but very few with a better winning percentage. But this isn’t about Coach Dorrance individually its about the whole Lady Tar heel soccer family.

Now with all that being said, can you find a team more dominant in its own sport than this program has been since 1981?

Signing Out,
JayD

Remember when "you play like a girl" was an insult. Now you only wish you did.