Full name James L. May 1970-1971 SUNY Cobleskill Name Jim May | Playing position 1972-1973 SUNY Brockport | |
Date of birth (1953-03-22) March 22, 1953 (age 62) Place of birth Kings Ferry, New York, United States | ||
Jim May is a retired American soccer goalkeeper who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and the Major Indoor Soccer League.
May first attended SUNY Cobleskill where he was a 1972 junior college Honorable Mention (third team) All American soccer player. He earned an associate's degree from Cobleskill in 1972 and was later inducted into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame. He then transferred to SUNY Brockport where he was a two year starter on the men's soccer team. He was inducted into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004. In 1975, The Rochester Lancers selected May in the first round of the North American Soccer League draft. In 1978, he moved to the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League. In 1979, the Buffalo Stallions selected May with the first pick of the MISL expansion draft.
After retirement he became Vice President and General Manager of the Buffalo Blizzard from 1992 to 1999. He also coached the team between 1994 and 1996. In 2007, May was inducted into the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame.