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'''Soccer''' (May 17, 1988 – June 26, 2001) was a [[Jack Russell Terrier]] and [[animal actor]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-exchange-rick-duffield |title=The Exchange: Rick Duffield |last=Eskin |first=Blake |date=October 21, 2009 |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |access-date=20 December 2018 |publisher=[[Condé Nast]]}}</ref> A veteran of many [[television]] commercials for such companies like [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] Athletics and Mighty Dog Dog Food, he became famous portraying the talking dog ''Wishbone'' in the [[PBS Kids]] [[Wishbone (TV series)|television series of the same name]]. Chosen from more than 100 dogs who auditioned for the role, Soccer appeared in almost every episode of the show during its 1995–1998 run. He lived with his trainer, Jackie Martin Kaptan, on the [[Plano, Texas]], ranch where the ''Wishbone'' series was filmed and was buried there after his 2001 death. Soccer, as Wishbone, was considered by many to be one of the most beloved TV dogs of the 1990s.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Beck |first1=Ken |title=The Encyclopedia of TV Pets |date=30 March 2002 |publisher=[[Rutledge Hill Press]] |location=Nashville, Tenn. |isbn=978-1-55853-981-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VKS1-aBvXawC&pg=PT456 |last2=Clark |first2=Jim }}</ref> His sire Blencathra Badger was the first winner of the [[Parson Russell Terrier]] best of breed prize at [[Crufts]] in 1990. |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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 Soccer as Wishbone playing Robin Hood | |
| Other name(s) | Wishbone |
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| Species | Dog |
| Breed | Jack Russell Terrier |
| Sex | Male |
| Born | May 17, 1988 Connecticut, United States |
| Died | June 26, 2001 (aged 13) Plano, Texas, United States |
| Resting place | Plano, Texas, United States |
| Occupation | Animal actor |
| Notable role | Wishbone on Wishbone |
| Years active | 1995–2001 |
| Training | Back flip |
| Owner | Jackie Martin Kaptan |
| Named after | Soccer ball |
LIVING LEGEND LIKE LAVAR BURTONS PBS KIDSKIDS® EDUCATION SERIES
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Filmography
- Wishbone (1995-1997)
- Wishbone's Dog Days of the West (1998)
See also
References
External links
- Soccer at IMDb
- Wishbone on DVD
- World Wide Wishbone – Inactive
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