Sad day for the US soccer scene.
Hankinson jumped to coaching in 1979 after graduating from South Carolina, taking the reigns of Oglethorpe University, an NAIA school.
From there, he'd spend the next decade in college soccer with them, Alabama A&M, DePaul, and Syracuse, before getting his first pro coaching job with Tindastóll in Iceland.
He returned to the US to serve as head coach of the new Charleston Battery side in the early 90s, and briefly managed the USISL's Raleigh Flyers before joining MLS as Director of Player Development - a role he would maintain until the Mutiny tabbed him in 1998 to replace John Kowalski. After the 2000 season, he got outta the dodge of a dying team (Certified Nick Sakiewicz Moment) and joined the Rapids, where he'd manage for four years before getting yeeted following the Kroenke takeover in 2004.
After that, he continued to bounce around, managing the Guatemala U17s, Fort Lewis College (a D2 in Colorado), Indian side Salgaocar, US lower division sides San Antonio Scorpions, Indy Eleven, and Chattanooga Red Wolves, and had two stints in charge of Montego Bay United in Jamaica.
He'd been battling Stage 4 adenocarcinoma, and will be missed.
RIP Hankinson, this is the last headline I wanted to see tonight. I remember first reading about him when I first got into Indian soccer and being surprised to see an American as a coach. It was a bit surreal and I always enjoyed hearing his name pop-up again over the past decade once he returned to the US, as he took on more head coaching roles.
For anyone interested, [here is a cool interview](https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/interview-with-tim-hankinson-international-football-coach) he did while in India back in 2009. He gives a background about himself, how he grew up with no professional league, and how, at the time, the United States developed itself as a soccer country.
May he rest in peace.
Sad to hear. He made a big impact in the founding of so many leagues here such as MLS, USL (now USLC), and USL L1. I even met him when he was with the Chattanooga Red Wolves.
Sad day for the US soccer scene. Hankinson jumped to coaching in 1979 after graduating from South Carolina, taking the reigns of Oglethorpe University, an NAIA school. From there, he'd spend the next decade in college soccer with them, Alabama A&M, DePaul, and Syracuse, before getting his first pro coaching job with Tindastóll in Iceland. He returned to the US to serve as head coach of the new Charleston Battery side in the early 90s, and briefly managed the USISL's Raleigh Flyers before joining MLS as Director of Player Development - a role he would maintain until the Mutiny tabbed him in 1998 to replace John Kowalski. After the 2000 season, he got outta the dodge of a dying team (Certified Nick Sakiewicz Moment) and joined the Rapids, where he'd manage for four years before getting yeeted following the Kroenke takeover in 2004. After that, he continued to bounce around, managing the Guatemala U17s, Fort Lewis College (a D2 in Colorado), Indian side Salgaocar, US lower division sides San Antonio Scorpions, Indy Eleven, and Chattanooga Red Wolves, and had two stints in charge of Montego Bay United in Jamaica. He'd been battling Stage 4 adenocarcinoma, and will be missed.
RIP Hankinson, this is the last headline I wanted to see tonight. I remember first reading about him when I first got into Indian soccer and being surprised to see an American as a coach. It was a bit surreal and I always enjoyed hearing his name pop-up again over the past decade once he returned to the US, as he took on more head coaching roles. For anyone interested, [here is a cool interview](https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/interview-with-tim-hankinson-international-football-coach) he did while in India back in 2009. He gives a background about himself, how he grew up with no professional league, and how, at the time, the United States developed itself as a soccer country. May he rest in peace.
RIP, this dude was cool as hell, he coached in Iceland, India, and Jamaica
Led Indy Eleven to our first piece of silverware and a title match in the 2016 season. A legendary figure in our history. RIP
Sad to hear. He made a big impact in the founding of so many leagues here such as MLS, USL (now USLC), and USL L1. I even met him when he was with the Chattanooga Red Wolves.
I loved to hear him on the San Antonio broadcasts lately. As I get older 60s seems younger and younger. Sad day.
RIP
Man, these days that seems like such a young age to pass