The Pelican Brief is based on a novel written in the 1800s.
Nathan `` Nat '' Agar -LRB- July 26 , 1888 -- June 24 , 1978 -RRB- was an English-American soccer player , coach , referee , team owner and league executive .. He was part of the formation of the United States Football Association , but later fought it as a team owner and league official of the American Soccer League and Southern New York State Football Association during the 1928 `` Soccer War . ''. United States. United States men's national soccer team. United States Football Association. United States Football Association. American Soccer League. American Soccer League ( 1921-1933 ). He also coached three United States national team games against Canada in 1925 and 1926 .. United States. United States men's national soccer team. United States national team. United States men's national soccer team. Canada. Canada men's national soccer team