Dennis Wit 1976, 1977; 1976 (id)

Dennis Wit was born July 25th, 1951 in Baltimore, Maryland. He attended Loyola College where he played on the men’s soccer team from 1969 to 1972. He finished his career with 53 goals, placing him in second on the college’s all time goals list.

Wit began his professional career with the Baltimore Comets of the in 1974. He spent the 1974 and 1975 seasons with the Comets playing in 28 games and scored 2 goals, then moved with the team when it left Baltimore to become the San Diego Jaws, where he appeared in 14 games. He had began the 1976 season in San Diego, but was traded to the Rowdies. He finished the 1976 season in Tampa Bay and played in 8 games, then played in 7 games during 1977, also played in two indoor games during 1976, before moving back north to the New England Tea Men for the 1978 season. The Tea Men moved to Jacksonville before the 1981 season. Dennis moved with the team and played the 1981 and 1982 seasons in Jacksonville.
Dennis earned four caps with the U.S. national team. His first game came in a scoreless tie with Mexico on October 3rd, 1976. This game was the second U.S. qualification game for the 1978 FIFA World Cup. His second game with the national team did not go so well as the U.S. fell 3-0 to Mexico twelve days later. He played one more game in 1976, a scoreless tie with Haiti on November 10th. His last game with the national team came in a 3-1 loss to the Soviet Union on February 3rd, 1979. In that game, He was a second half substitute for Gary Etherington.
Today, Dennis Wit is now a toy sales manager in Jacksonville, Florida.

Thanks to Mike Connell for the color photo.