Delaney: Soccer Hall, more than meets the eye

Until Wednesday afternoon, the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta didn't mean more to me than a place to work.

Three of the last four years, I covered area boys high school soccer teams in NYSPHSAA Final Four matches on Hall of Fame fields. And I've been to the Hall for induction weekends but I didn't have time to soak in what the museum has to offer.

On Wednesday, I had a chance to roam through the museum and look at the artifacts and displays. I'll tell you more about the visit in a story that will run in Monday's Observer-Dispatch.

Some highlights: finding out about the origin of the name 'soccer,' a Pele jersey, Walter Bahr, Brandi Chastain, Mia Hamm and why the Hall and museum are in Oneonta.