Columns: Player | Position | NASL years | NASL club(s) | Accolades (Pre-NASL)
Bobby Moore | DF | 1976; 1978 | San Antonio; Seattle | Captained England to victory at the 1966 World Cup | George Best | MF | 1976-82 | Los Angeles Aztecs; Ft. Lauderdale; San Jose | 1968 European Footballer of the Year | Carlos Alberto | DF | 1977-82 | New York Cosmos; California | Captained Brazil to victory at the 1970 World Cup | F. Beckenbauer | DF | 1977-80; 1983 | New York Cosmos | Captained Germany to victory at the 1974 World Cup | Johnny Giles | MF | 1978 | Philadelphia Fury | Won several titles with Leeds United | Peter Lorimer | MF | 1979-83 | Toronto; Vancouver | Scored 255 goals for Leeds United