Dawkins moved to the expansion Cleveland Crunch as an assistant coach. During the 1990–1991 season, the team began a slide down the table at mid-season and on 20 December 1990 Dawkins replaced Kai Haaskivi as head coach. He took the team to the championship series and was named the 1991 MISL Coach of the Year. When the league collapsed following the 1991–1992 season, the Force moved to the National Professional Soccer League and replaced Dawkins with Gary Hindley. On 15 August 1992, Dawkins was hired as the head coach of the Buffalo Blizzard. After a disappointing 1993–1994 season, the Blizzard fired Dawkins on 23 June 1994. On 8 February 1995, the Houston Hotshots of the Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL) hired Dawkins. In 1996, he added to his achievements when he was named the CISL Coach of the Year. Financial problems led the Hotshots owner to withdraw the team from the CISL in 1998. Dawkins passed on several coaching offers in order to be available when the Hotshots returned in 1999. In 2000, the Hotshots moved to the World Indoor Soccer League which replaced the CISL. References External links MISL Yearly Award Winners 1945 births Living people American Indoor Soccer Association coaches American Indoor Soccer Association players American Soccer League (1933–1983) players Brentford F.C. players Canton Invaders players Cleveland Force (original MISL) players Continental Indoor Soccer League coaches Crystal Palace F.C. players Durban City F.C. players Durban United F.C. players English footballers English expatriate footballers Germiston Callies F.C. players Highlands Park F.C. players Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) coaches Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) coaches Sacramento Gold (1976–1980) players West Ham United F.C. players World Indoor Soccer League coaches Expatriate soccer players in the United States Expatriate soccer players in South Africa English football managers Expatriate soccer managers in the United States Association football defenders People from Southend-on-Sea (district) English expatriate sportspeople in the United States