 The Los Angeles Skyhawks of the ASL managed to lure him to the lower league with a higher compensation package then the NASL's Los Angeles Aztecs offered him.Both the Skyhawks of the ASL and the Aztecs of the NASL had selected Ralbovsky with the number one pick in the leagues’ respective college drafts.Ralbovsky had an immediate impact on the Skyhawks as they ran away with the 1976 ALS championship, defeating the New York Apollo 2-1 in the title game.