PLUS THREE FROM PATRICK
• Buzz Lagos formed the Minnesota Thunder as an amateur team in 1990. The Thunder turned professional in 1995 and had these gestations:
• United States International Soccer League, pro division [1995-96]. Buzz had a hard time remembering the official name when I asked.
• A-League [1997-2004]. Merger of the USISL's pro division and American Professional Soccer League.
• First Division, United Soccer Leagues [2005-09]. The Thunder folded in 2009.
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