Steve Ross

Signed by the Cosmos in the wake of their legendary 1977 championship season, Rick Davis quickly became a fan favorite and the face of American soccer, winning three NASL titles before leaving the Cosmos in 1984. Davis was capped 36 times with the U.S. men’s national team and was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2001.

March 29th, 2011 - The story of Werner Roth rise to The New York Cosmos first team is the ultimate story of a local kid made good. Werner’s family emigrated to New York City when he was just a boy. He grew up playing soccer in the city in the German American Soccer League. In 1972, Gordon Bradley approached Roth to lead the defense of the recently formed New York Cosmos. Roth would develop into the club’s ro­ck at the center of The Cosmos’ defense, leading the club to the Soccer Bowl ’77 trophy as captain.