Chadwick, 58,

came to the United States after playing in the English Premier Leagues

for 13 years. He played in the North American Soccer League with the Dallas

Tornado and the Fort Lauderdale Strikers before coming to Georgia in 1979

to coach the Atlanta Chiefs, which he led to back-to-back division titles.

He returned to Fort Lauderdale in 1982 and was the head coach of the Strikers

until the demise of the NASL in 1984.

Chadwick then

returned to Georgia and devoted his time and energy to youth and amateur

soccer. In 1985 he led the men's amateur Team Datagraphic to the final

four of the USSA National Championship. Three years later Chadwick coached

the AFC Lightning 1980 U-18 Gold team to the USYSA National Championship.

It was the first national championship won by a Georgia youth soccer team.

Chadwick holds

the highest coaching certificates in England and the U.S. and is one of

only two Georgia coaches to be on the USSF National coaching staff. He

is still heavily involved in developing players for the AFC Lightning

Club, which has produced players like Clint Mathis, a member of the U.S.

national team; Ricardo Clark, U.S. Men's U-18 team; and Marshall Leonard,

U.S. Men's U-20 team. He lives in Peachtree City with his wife, Judy,

who is a third-grade teacher at Braelinn Elementary School. They have

three grown children, Andrew, Jenny and Katie.

Chadwick is

the second person from AFC Lightning to be named to the Hall of fame.

Last year, Steve Weeman, President of AFC Lightning, was inducted for

his contributions to youth soccer, especially for players on the south

side of Atlanta.

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