Deliah Arrington
{{Short description|American soccer player}}
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|birth_place = Pawleys Island, South Carolina
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|position = Forward
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|college1 = Clemson Tigers
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Deliah Arrington is a retired American soccer player who played for the Philadelphia Charge.{{Cite web|url=https://fausports.com/news/2003/3/12/former_women_s_soccer_player_trying_out_with_philadelphia_charge.aspx|title=Former Women's Soccer Player Trying Out with Philadelphia Charge|date=March 12, 2003|website=Florida Atlantic University Athletics}}{{Cite web|url=https://golimestonesaints.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/coaches/deliah-arrington/67|title=Deliah Arrington - Women's Soccer Coach|website=Limestone University Athletics}}
Early life
Arrington attended West Florence High School before transferring to Waccamaw High School.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer/149206787/|newspaper=The Charlotte Observer|via=Newspapers.com|date=March 28, 1996|page=32|title=Rivals say scorer's no sweetheart|author=Blondin, Alan}} {{Open access}}
Arrington attended Clemson University and played for the school's soccer team, being named Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year and an All-American in 2002.{{Cite web|url=https://clemsontigers.com/deliah-arrington-named-nscaa-all-american/|title=Deliah Arrington Named NSCAA All-American|date=December 12, 2002|website=Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site}}{{Cite web|url=https://clemsontigers.com/clemson-ring-of-honor-inductee-deliah-arrington/|title=Clemson Ring of Honor Inductee – Deliah Arrington|date=October 27, 2019|website=Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site}} She was inducted into the Clemson Hall of Fame in 2012.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-island-packet/149206954/|newspaper=The Island Packet|via=Newspapers.com|date=October 4, 2012|page=13, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-island-packet/149207007/ 14]|title=Clemson to honor soccer great|author=Cox, Chris}} {{Open access}}
Club career
Arrington's success in college soccer lead her to be spotted by professional soccer teams in the Women's United Soccer Association.{{Cite web|url=https://www.abccolumbia.com/2019/07/13/kirkland-and-arrington-selected-to-clemson-ring-of-honor/|title=Kirkland and Arrington Selected to Clemson Ring of Honor|date=July 13, 2019}} She was the sixth overall pick in the 2003 WUSA Draft by the Philadelphia Charge.{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-feb-03-sp-soccer3-story.html|title=Wagner Is No. 1 Pick in WUSA Draft|first=Grahame L.|last=Jones|date=February 3, 2003|website=Los Angeles Times}}{{Cite web|url=https://clemsontigers.com/two-lady-tigers-picked-in-the-wusa-draft/|title=Two Lady Tigers Picked In The WUSA Draft|date=February 3, 2003|website=Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site}}
Personal life
Arrington's father, Vandell, played college football for Clemson.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news/149206618/|newspaper=The Greenville News|via=Newspapers.com|date=February 7, 1999|page=37|title=Deliah Arrington following dad's Clemson footsteps|author=Weiszer, Marc}} {{Open access}}
After retiring from professional soccer, Arrington become Site Coordinator, Potomac Science Center for the George Mason University.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gmu.edu/news/2023-03/meet-mason-nation-deliah-dee-arrington|title=Meet the Mason Nation: Deliah "Dee" Arrington|website=George Mason University}}
References
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Category:Sportspeople from Georgetown County, South Carolina
Category:African-American soccer players
Category:American women's soccer players
Category:21st-century American sportswomen
Category:Women's United Soccer Association players
Category:Philadelphia Charge players
Category:Women's association football forwards