Lincoln Abraham Phillips
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Nickname | Tiger |
| Position | Goalkeeper | |
| Height | 6′ 1″ (1.85 m) | |
| Date of Birth | July 4th, 1941 (age 82) | |
| Place of Birth | St. James, Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Debut | ||
| Caps/Goals | 8 ( 0 goals) | |
| Last Club | Baltimore Comets (1974-1975) | |
| Previous Clubs | Baltimore Bays (1972-1973), Washington Darts (1969-1971), Baltimore Bays (2/1968-1968), Defence Force (1964-1967), Maple (1960-1963) | |
| Schools | Howard University, Queen's Royal College, Burke's College |
There are many football enthusiasts who regard Lincoln Phillips as the best goalkeeper Trinidad and Tobago has ever produced.
If there is speculation about this rating it puts everything in the proper perspective to say Phillips was among the greatest along with Rolf Grant, Ivor Hart, Joey Gonsalves and Pat Gomez.
It was Gomez whom he replaced in the Trinidad and Tobago team in 1963 against Suriname after Pat had been in poor form and Lincoln remained the country's first call goal keeper until 1968 when he left for the United States, making his home there. As a senior at college he became an outstanding goalie, along with being a promising fast bowler at cricket and fine basketball player. He joined Providence after leaving college and soon he became a member of Maple. That was the starting point of an outstanding career, having gone through a spell of 20 matches with the club without conceding a goal.
He got into the national team leaving two other fine goalies, Clive Burnett and Gerald Figeroux to ponder on their misfortune of being in the same era as he was. Among the countries against whom Phillips played and left his mark were Suriname, Jamaica, Barbados, Costa Rica, Martinique, Argentina, Mexico and Bermuda. He also represented this country against top visiting teams like Chelsea and Wolves. During the late 1960's Phillips joined the Defence Force and there again showed his class as goalkeeper. Were it not for his migration to the US in 1968 he would have remained the nation's number one goalkeeper. While in that country he obtained a B.A. and M.A. in Physical Education from Howard University where he became the university's soccer coach.
(T&T Sports Hall of Fame bio)
If there is speculation about this rating it puts everything in the proper perspective to say Phillips was among the greatest along with Rolf Grant, Ivor Hart, Joey Gonsalves and Pat Gomez.
It was Gomez whom he replaced in the Trinidad and Tobago team in 1963 against Suriname after Pat had been in poor form and Lincoln remained the country's first call goal keeper until 1968 when he left for the United States, making his home there. As a senior at college he became an outstanding goalie, along with being a promising fast bowler at cricket and fine basketball player. He joined Providence after leaving college and soon he became a member of Maple. That was the starting point of an outstanding career, having gone through a spell of 20 matches with the club without conceding a goal.
He got into the national team leaving two other fine goalies, Clive Burnett and Gerald Figeroux to ponder on their misfortune of being in the same era as he was. Among the countries against whom Phillips played and left his mark were Suriname, Jamaica, Barbados, Costa Rica, Martinique, Argentina, Mexico and Bermuda. He also represented this country against top visiting teams like Chelsea and Wolves. During the late 1960's Phillips joined the Defence Force and there again showed his class as goalkeeper. Were it not for his migration to the US in 1968 he would have remained the nation's number one goalkeeper. While in that country he obtained a B.A. and M.A. in Physical Education from Howard University where he became the university's soccer coach.
(T&T Sports Hall of Fame bio)
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