Gary DeLong

{{short description|American soccer player}}

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| position = Goalkeeper

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| years1 = 1968

| clubs1 = Vancouver Royals

| caps1 = 9

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| nationalyears1 = 1968–1969

| nationalteam1 = United States

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Gary DeLong is an American former soccer goalkeeper.

In 1958, DeLong graduated from Balboa High School in San Francisco, California where he was a 1958 All State/San Francisco Section soccer player.{{cite web |url=http://www.cifsf.org/Sports/SOCCERBOYS-All-City1949-2001.pdf |title=AAA/CIF San Francisco Section All State |website=cifsf.org |access-date=2011-09-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402103141/http://www.cifsf.org/Sports/SOCCERBOYS-All-City1949-2001.pdf |archive-date=2012-04-02 |url-status=dead }} He is a member of the San Francisco Prep Hall of Fame.{{cite web |url=http://www.cifsf.org/HallofFame/SFPHF-Members.pdf |title=San Francisco Prep Hall of Fame members |website=cifsf.org |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101016114722/http://cifsf.org/HallofFame/SFPHF-Members.pdf |archivedate=2010-10-16 }} In 1968, he played nine games for the Vancouver Royals of the North American Soccer League.{{cite web |url=http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/D/Delong.Gary.htm |title=NASL statistics |website=nasljerseys.com}} That year, he also earned six caps with the U.S. national team. His first game came in a 3–3 tie with Israel on September 15, 1968. He was also in goal for the 4–0 loss to Israel ten days later.{{cite web |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/pretzel/September_25_1968_Israel_4_United_States_0.html |title=September 25, 1968: Israel 4, United States 0 |website=philly.com|date=16 July 2009 }} He played three 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification games that year, a loss to Canada on October 17 and two victories over Bermuda on November 2 and 10.{{cite web |url=http://naslsoccer.blogspot.com/2011/02/coupe-du-monde-les-selectionnes.html |title=Coupe du Monde : les sélectionnés |website=naslsoccer.blogspot.com}}{{cite web |url=http://national.soccerhall.org/history/MNTAlltime_1960-79.htm |title=Men's National Team: 1960-79 |website=national.soccerhall.org |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175720/http://national.soccerhall.org/history/MNTAlltime_1960-79.htm |archivedate=2016-03-03}}